Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet.
You read that right.
The problem is access & availability of nutritious food, which is increasingly impeded by multiple challenges.
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So thankful to our amazing WFPF alumni, all volunteering their time this week to mentor GYI delegates! Your support means so much to us, and to our delegates! #FoodPrize22#GYI22
Calling all WFPF Youth Program Alumni - we want to hear from you! Click the link to fill out our survey. You might be featured on our socials.
https://t.co/y20FspDGnT
Almost 17 million children face hunger in America, and we know that poverty is a root cause of hunger. Join us now to learn more about how the Child Tax Credit impacted hunger in America, and how we can build on that success. #Hunger#AmericanRescuePlan#ActNow
So fun talking about youth mentorship in the lead up to @UN_CFS with youth-serving partners from around the world! Learning with and from young leaders is necessary to solving the challenges facing our food systems. @ACIARAustralia@nuffieldaust @4H @CdnCattlemen @Robynne_A
"This year's World Food Prize Laureate, an agronomist, climatologist & farmer herself, advocates for centering farmers in research" @stinson_bl announces 2022 @WorldFoodPrize laureate Dr Cynthia Rosenzweig of the US 🏅
Our warmest congratulations👏#GoodFood4All#GlobalGoals
I am thrilled to support and elevate the incredible work of this year's WFPF Laureate, Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig. Her work on the nexus of food security and climate change are critical to limiting human suffering in the face of climate change, hunger, poverty, and so much more.
Congratulations to the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate, Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig of the United States!
Dr. Rosenzweig is recognized for her seminal contributions to understanding and predicting the impacts of the interaction between climate and food systems.
#FoodPrize22
We are so excited for #NYYI2022 tomorrow!
Looking forward to hearing all of the students' research and solutions to hunger and food security issues around the world.
I hope you can join us next week for our #DigitalDialogue focused on the intersection of climate change, gender equity, and food security. A great lineup!
📢NEW #DigitalDialogue!
While women are vital to the food system, they endure unique gender-based constraints, especially in the face of #ClimateChange.
How do we ensure women are part of the solution?
Join us on March 24!
Register 👉 https://t.co/HN8mo9DBJD
Apart from the direct toll of conflict in Ukraine, experts knew that global food security would suffer as a result of this outrageous and inhumane war. #PeaceNow
This month's "News Harvest" looks at how conflict in Ukraine could affect people, food prices:
⏯️Statements from WTO DG @NOIweala, other leaders
⏯️Analysis from @AMISOutlook, @FAO, @IFPRI, @WFP
⏯️PLUS: resources + upcoming events.
Subscribe: https://t.co/xxIAKYj22r #WTOAg
Can't wait to connect with @usda colleagues to learn more about this critical commission, and how the @WorldFoodPrize USDA Wallace-Carver Fellowship can help improve equity & inclusion in administering critical support to farmers and ranchers across the country. #hungerpc22
Sound public policy has a huge impact on the students @WorldFoodPrize serves in the United States and abroad. Hungry children can't achieve their fullest potential, and we must act now. #endhunger#hungerpc22
Follow along with our Director of Global Programs and Partnerships @MorgDay today as she dives into the FRAC National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference! #hungerpc22
Thank you @SecretaryPete for addressing the critical intersection of racist transportation policy and food security realities for Black and POC folks living in urban areas. Acknowledgement allows us to move forward and improve realities for all. #blacklivesmatter#hungerpc22
We have a lot of work to do, but I'm so thankful to have Cabinet-level public servants who value expertise and evidence to drive our national solutions to hunger. #hungerpc22
Working in community in NM, I saw that improved access to local, fresh foods in school cafeterias led to better school outcomes for children AND better connection to their community. How do we find $ to continue connecting local farmers for public school procurement?
"For children, the better nutrition they get, the better they do in school."-@SecVilsack on the impact of providing more nutritious food for #childnutrition and the link between health and learning. #hungerpc22