World Food Day “Grow. Nourish. Sustain. Together”
If there is one thing that this year has shown us, it is that basic needs, such as food, need more protection than ever. While even before Covid-19, millions of people around the world suffered food insecurity, the pandemic has only accelerated this, putting many more people at risk. Its therefore even more evident, that […]
European Food Banks today: 3rd report on the impact of COVID-19
How are European Food Banks reacting to the impact of COVID-19? Commitment, creativity and openness to change are the keywords! European Food Banks are up and running: they are carrying out their activity while they are managing double amounts of food and experiencing a growing food demand of 30% at European level, with a range […]
Food2030 Conference. Transforming Food Systems through Research and Innovation
On 16 October the conference was hosted by the European Commission, FAO and the German EU Presidency and aimed at exploring the importance of research and innovation for creating sustainable, inclusive, resilient and healthy food systems and achieving the SDGs. The event brought together European innovators, EU and national legislators and international and non-governmental actors. […]
Food Banks: a beneficial solution to prevent food waste, for the people and for the planet
Ahead of the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, FoodDrinkEurope spoke to FEBA Secretary General, Angela Frigo, to better understand how Food Banks in Europe collaborate with food supply chain actors to prevent food waste and redistribute surplus foods to the charities helping people that are most in need. Read […]
Food Collections at the time of COVID-19
On 9 October 2020 FEBA organized a virtual skill-sharing session on “Food Collections at the time of COVID-19”. The online meeting was open to FEBA membership to take stock of the state of Food Collections in Europe and share the experience of some members, in particular Wiener Tafel in Austria, FoodCloud in Ireland, FareShare in […]
Coronavirus in Belgium: Food Banks worried about next winter
Food Banks are concerned about the distribution of food and other essentials for the coming winter. Since the onset of the health crisis, department stores have had little surplus. Meanwhile, the number of people seeking food aid has also increased dramatically. “We have never seen such an increase in a year,” said Jozef Mottar, managing […]
25 years of Tafel Deutschland: a worried look into the future
In view of the 25th anniversary of the umbrella organisation of food banks in Germany, Jochen Brühl, Chairman of Tafel Deutschland e.V., is concerned about the development of poverty in Germany and the waste of food and resources. “Despite good economic development, the poverty rate in Germany has even risen further recently. The goal must […]
RE-fished: from the illegal to the solidarity market
Catania, 25 September 2020 – Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco Alimentare introduced, at the Sicilian Agro-Food Markets (MAAS), the national project “RE-fished: from the illegal market to the solidarity market” aimed at the recovery, processing and redistribution of fish confiscated by control authorities as resulting from illegal fishing practices. Intesa Sanpaolo, in collaboration with Banco Alimentare […]
A school study in collaboration with Partage
A group of students from “Haute Ecole de Santé de Genève” worked during the first semester of 2020 on a study project with the Partage Foundation. They elaborated a series of recipes made from products found at Partage (plus a few others). Each recipe has been created so that the prices per person come down […]
Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems
Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO “The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of […]
