Banco Alimentare: More and more people without food, the fall will be critical
Despite the record of donations, due to the pandemic the demand for food has increased by 40%. The country’s emergency is explained by the numbers and forecasts of Banco Alimentare. From the beginning of the pandemic to 24 June 2020, Banco Alimentare has assisted 2.1 million people in Italy, compared to 1.5 million before the […]
Quantifying the impact of European Food Banks: where do we stand?
On 15 July 2020, FEBA organized the Mid-Term Plenary Session of the Data Collection & Digital Transformation project “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – From Farm to Fork”. The online meeting was open to the entire FEBA membership to take stock of the evolution of the project and inform Full and Associate Members […]
Successful solidarity action from La Caixa Foundation for the benefit of the Food Banks in Spain
The Spanish Food Banks estimate that during the pandemic demand has increased by 50% compared to the same dates in the previous year. In order to face this challenge, many companies decided to help the Food Banks, just like CaixaBank. The solidarity action “Ningún Hogar Sin Alimentos” (“No home without food”), promoted by the La […]
Stocks to be replenished urgently in France
After two months of lockdown that saw demand for food aid jump by more than 20%, Food Bank stocks in France like in other countries are at their lowest. Donations from manufacturers and partners limited the damage but collections had to be organized throughout the country in June and July. Sometimes with some originality. More […]
Queen Máxima visits the Food Bank in Delft, Netherlands
Her Majesty Queen Máxima has made a visit to the Food Bank in Delft on 19 May. The visit took place in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. Queen Máxima was given an elaborate guided tour of Chairman Peter Vogelaar who explained the work of the Food Bank. After that, the Queen started a conversation […]
Charities raise alarm over spike in Food Bank use
FEBA’s President Jacques Vandenschrik was interviewed by RT International on the impact of COVID-19 for European Food Banks. He explained that Food Banks in France as in other countries in the world are seeing an increase in food demand. In some countries, the demand increased by 50%. “This social crisis is not omparable to the […]
Food Banks: a necessity, or is there an alternative?
Increase in the number of beneficiaries, the quantities of food distributed and the solidarity Food Banks in Belgium played an important role during the first wave of the coronavirus crisis. The number of people requesting food aid in the first few months has reached unprecedented levels. The number of adults and children rose from around […]
A FEBA Extraordinary EU Working Group soon after the European Council of July
On 22 July 2020, FEBA organized an Extraordinary EU Working Group and almost 20 participants from 12 Food Banks attended the virtual meeting. The day after the end of the special European Council of 17-21 July 2020 (read the European Council conclusion here), FEBA decided to organise this meeting to take stock of the decisions […]
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2020) was launched in July. The report is presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization on the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. The report includes a special focus […]
Soft launch of technical platform on food loss and waste
“Wasting food means wasting scarce natural resources, increasing climate change impacts and missing the opportunity to feed a growing population in the future,” said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu at the launch of the Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste. The event took place virtually on 29 July and provided […]
