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Many factors contribute to the availability of adequate, affordable, and nutritious food for urban residents. Among them are inefficient food distribution and transportation systems and drought caused by changes in climatic conditions. Although hunger and malnutrition are often considered to be predominantly rural problems, there is strong evidence that food insecurity rates can be at least as high in urban areas. And the urban poor are particularly vulnerable to spikes in food prices, as they need to purchase food instead of producing it themselves.

The CityLinks program advances USAID’s “Feed the Future” initiative by sharing and promoting successful practices to increase food security in urban areas.

Connect Montgomery Supports Food Share Effort

Connect Montgomery is collaborating with a volunteer team of neighbors from the Montgomery Woods neighborhood  who have been working on an opportunity to help assist their community neighbors and strengthen the Montgomery community. It’s a donor program structured to make...

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ICMA MSU 2012 Food Policy and Program Survey Summary Results

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