Hunger is rising among the young generation
The pandemic begins its second year and the reliance on food aid in Europe is surging. Aid organizations are warning of an alarming rise in food insecurity among young people. Food insecurity among students was already a reality before the pandemic. But national lockdowns, closing of campus and collapsing of the tourism and restauration sectors […]
Alitalia donated surplus food to Banco Alimentare
As the health emergency progressed, the situation for hundreds of Italian companies became dramatic. No one was spared, not even a large company like Alitalia, which today can count on 110 daily flights, compared to around 500 in the period before the pandemic. A great precariousness, a growing concern for the future, within which a […]
EU Platform on Food Losses & Waste: Stepping up action to fight food waste in the EU and worldwide
On 18 March 2020, took place the 10th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste. Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, addressed the meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss important ongoing work on food loss and waste prevention. At the meeting, Commissioner Kyriakides said: “As the world […]
