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Melanie Runas, a farmer and mother of five, grows a variety of crops, including sweet potatoes, green beans, peppers, tomatoes, and corn. Runas' farm is 10 minutes away from the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal, where she goes to sell her produce on nearly a daily basis. When she has surplus produce, she may bring it to Rise Against Hunger Philippines' food bank there to trade it in for rice, cooking oil, instant coffee, tinned proteins, and other staple items. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Thomas Cristofoletti)
August 14, 2024

[Grist] How Food Banks Prevented 1.8 million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Last Year

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The final crates of fruits and vegetables are given out to families at a distribution event organized, with support by community leaders, by the Banco de Alimentos Mundial de Honduras in the Berlin neighborhood of eastern Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Tomas Ayuso)
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[Fortune] Food waste is full of surprisingly low-hanging fruits to help tackle climate change, a growing body of evidence shows
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[Eco Business] At COP29, food banks can demonstrate how Southeast Asia protects the planet while feeding more people
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Rows of leafy vegetables grow in Pilones y Flores farm's central greenhouse. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Tomas Ayuso)
October 1, 2024
[Agrilinks] Food Banks: Climate Heroes in the Fight Against Food Loss and Waste
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August 28, 2024
New methodology shows that food collection and redistribution prevents methane emissions while reducing hunger and food waste
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In the News
Melanie Runas, a farmer and mother of five, grows a variety of crops, including sweet potatoes, green beans, peppers, tomatoes, and corn. Runas' farm is 10 minutes away from the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal, where she goes to sell her produce on nearly a daily basis. When she has surplus produce, she may bring it to Rise Against Hunger Philippines' food bank there to trade it in for rice, cooking oil, instant coffee, tinned proteins, and other staple items. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Thomas Cristofoletti)
August 14, 2024
[Grist] How Food Banks Prevented 1.8 million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Last Year
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