20-04-2020
The European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors published a scientific opinion Towards a Sustainable Food System, adopted the 31 March 2020. This scientific advice is intended to inform the ...
At SIBAHE, the Slovenian Food Bank, in the first days and weeks of the crisis (when the virus was still not here), we continued to operate with our normal daily ...
Coronavirus crisis could double the number of people facing hunger by the end of the year, leading to 265 million people in a hunger crisis. The coronavirus crisis has brought hunger ...
Belgapom, the association for the Belgian potato trade and processing industry, will distribute 25 tons of potatoes each week through the Food Banks in Belgium. The Flemish government will bear ...
In the context of the Covid-19 outbreak, on 2nd April the European Commission adopted an ambitious proposal for a Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus (CRII Plus) Package which includes a proposal for ...
New research published by UNU-WIDER warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population. ...
Prologis, the world’s leader in logistics real estate, has launched a $5 million global relief fund through its Foundation. The fund will provide financial support to non-profit organizations on the ...
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced global partnerships to support Food Banks and other food provision charities in assisting those most in need ...
Ministerial Statement on COVID-19 – virtual meeting 21 April 2020 The G20 Agriculture Ministers committed to cooperate closely and take concrete actions to safeguard global food security and nutrition during the ...
WRAP has published new guidance underlining the fact that food past its Best Before date remains safe, and perfectly good to eat for days, weeks, months or even years after ...
As a result of the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy (nearly half of the global workforce) have suffered massive damage to ...
Massive lockdowns and household isolation measures due to COVID-19 pandemic led to a fall in the economic activity, and the expected economic impact is a severe global recession for 2020. ...
Wiener Tafel is reacting to the Covid-19 crisis and changing its system: from now on, groceries are delivered via contactless goods transfer in the Tafel Haus passed on to social ...
Almost 330 tons of food have been saved and distributed by Food Banks across the Czech Republic over the last two weeks, when a state of emergency was declared. Their turnover ...
Estonian shipping company Tallink has donated almost half a ton of food to the Food Bank organization Toidupank. Tallink said on its social media account that the move was made due ...
As many other countries, Spain has been impacted very hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The Spanish Food Banks, under the Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos (FESBAL), remain open and ...
Maisto bankas, the Food Bank in Lithuania, is fully operating even in these difficult conditions. They reported a decrease of 25% of small charities that have closed because cannot operate during ...
The Food Bank Belgrade (FBB) was involved in a large project endorsed by the City of Belgrade, where the Food Bank contributed toprepare 178.000 food packages designated to the pensioners ...
The Albanian Food Bank due to the Covid-19 emergency is working intensively to be close to the families in need. With funds and donations so far, they are collecting and ...
Updated on 15 April 2020: As soon as the HORECA closed, many tons of diaries, snacks, soft drinks etc., could not follow their way to the market. During the last 10 ...
As a result of the precautions imposed by COVID 19, several Portuguese charities that work with Food Banks suspended their activity, supressing the supply of food to a large number ...
The difficulties caused by COVID-19 in recent weeks have been a particular challenge for the needy, as their situation, care and prospects become even more precarious. In order to receive ...
While most of the people are staying at home, at FareShare Greater Manchester there can be not let-up in the fight against food poverty. "We're busier than ever. Demand is increasing, ...
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis. The food supply chain is impacted, and measures taken may, for some sectors, lead to increased food waste. Food Banks and other charity organizations ...
Food Bank's daily activities in North Macedonia doesn't stop. In this period of Emergency, the Food Bank contributed to support the most vulnerable people. In fact, after several appeals and maximum ...
In Norway, big corporations upon having to close, donated their surplus food to Matsentralen to avoid food waste. They reached out Food Bank to avoid food waste – some examples: IKEA: link here Asia ...
On 6-7 April 2020, the European Food Banks Federation organized the Workshop 1 of the project “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – From Farm to Fork”. It was ...