January 24, 2022

Food security survey reveals gap in federal response, need for better policy

An inter-organizational survey of Indigenous communities has revealed that nearly half of respondents suffered food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Native American Agriculture Fund, the Food Research and Action Center, and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas joined together last week to release a wide-ranging report on food issues tribes faced during COVID’s first waves.
The 71-page report, titled “Reimagining Hunger Responses in Times of Cri...