Background Research indicates that food parcels provided by food banks are nutritionally
poor. Food insecurity and the use of food banks are both rising, with detrimental effects on …

While private food assistance has long been a key component of the social safety net in
many parts of the world, the literature examining the organization and effectiveness of …

Household food insecurity is a serious public health concern in rich countries with
developed economies closely associated with inequality. The prevalence of household food …

Food banks have become the first line of response to problems of hunger and food
insecurity in affluent nations. Although originating in the USA, food banks are now well …

The contradictions between food poverty affecting a large section of the global population
and the everyday wastage of food, particularly in high income countries, have raised …

Nature-based solutions have not been able to actively involve citizens and to address
successfully food security, poverty alleviation, and inequality in urban areas. The Edible City …

Background Supermarkets have unprecedented political and economic power in the food
system and an inherent responsibility to demonstrate good corporate citizenship via …

Background Food insecurity is strongly associated with poor mental and physical health,
especially with chronic diseases. Food banks have become the primary long-term solution to …

The paradox that tonnes of food is wasted while people go hungry has raised concern from
national and international authorities. In developed countries, reducing these problems has …

Scholars have demonstrated that common ways of performing charitable food aid in high-
income countries maintain a powerless and alienated status of recipients. Aiming to protect …