Setbacks: Global Hunger is Solvable

Setbacks: Global Hunger is Solvable

Author: Pushkin Industries April 28, 2021 Duration: 21:17

Abby Maxman is President and CEO of Oxfam America and says “there's no reason in the 21st century that people should be going hungry.”


Want to learn more about how you can reduce hunger locally and globally? Check out the links below to learn more about the suggestions that Maxman makes in this episode:

Find Your Local Food Pantry, Feeding America 

Local Food Directories, USDA

The Last Hunger Season by Roger Thurow

The Hungry Farmer- My Moment of Great Disruption Roger Thurow at TEDxChange

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Netflix

Oxfam America

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