by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 21, 2020 | News
U.S. food insecurity declined again in 2019, bringing the total below 2007 levels, according to an annual report released in early September by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Last year, 10.5% of U.S. households (13.7 million) experienced low or very low...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 11, 2020 | News
Global food insecurity is expected to rise by 11% in 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report published in August. An additional 83.5 million people worldwide will face challenges in obtaining sufficient,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 18, 2019 | News
The rate of employment is lower and the poverty rate is higher in non-metro, or rural, portions of the United States compared to metro areas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report published in November. Analyzing data from 2010 to 2018, the...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 13, 2019 | News
Food insecurity in the U.S. declined in 2018 to pre-recession (2007) levels, according to a Department of Agriculture (USDA) report published Sept. 4. Even so, 11.1% of households (14.3 million) remained food insecure. This is a slight reduction from 11.8% of...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 12, 2019 | News
A significant global decline in the number of people who are food insecure (lacking access to food sufficient for 2,100 daily calories) is expected over the next decade, according to a USDA report published Aug. 20. USDA’s annual publication projects food security for...
