Food security

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Nov 7, 2022

What is Food Insecurity? Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

Most of us know that cooking chicken breast and fresh broccoli for dinner is far healthier than adding hot water to a cup of instant...

Nov 7, 2022

Getting to know ICF grantees working on Food Security in BCS

To support this ambitious "re-emergence," ICF has been rapidly building the capacity of the BCS Food Security Alliance, an initiative we have been incubating over...

Oct 7, 2022

Battling Climate Change In Mexico

The International Community Foundation honorably supports and funds CERCA-Center for Renewable Energy and Environmental Quality. CERCA is proving itself as a leader in renewable energy...

Sep 24, 2020

How COVID-19 has impacted food security in Northern Baja California

During the beginning of the pandemic, more than 45% of Tijuana residents lost their jobs and businesses, leading to an increased demand of food security....

Fruit and Vegetables

Apr 19, 2018

Fresh Food for All: The Southern Baja Food Security Alliance

At least 10% of people in Mexico experience food insecurity, and in nine Mexican states that figure increases to 25-35%. In Baja California, as many...

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Apr 12, 2018

How Recovering from a Natural Disaster Impacts Food Security

In the span of a few hours or less, tremendous swells of water, unforgiving winds, or a fierce rattling of the earth can leave families...