Congress will soon be voting on the new farm bill legislation. At
that time, funding for programs that fight hunger locally and globally
will be decided.
You may have seen in the news the typhoon in the Philippines that
left millions without homes and food. In Syria, war has killed children
not only because of the fighting, but because of malnutrition caused by
the conflict. Food shortages are always the companion of war and
disasters. Farming areas are often destroyed in these tragedies.
Read the full commentary in The Buffalo News
