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HomeFOOD SECURITY

FOOD SECURITY

Society

Why Akme Encore’s residents cook extra breakfast

January 28, 2021 Deepika Ahuja

Twenty volunteers make extra breakfast every day, pack them into boxes and send them to a bridge school meant for children of migrant workers.

Health

Survey: How falling population of bees, other pollinators is affecting Bengalureans’ diets

October 19, 2020 Chethana V Casiker and M Soubadra Devy

Yield of many fruits, vegetables and nuts are dependent on pollinators like bees and butterflies. Take the survey by ATREE on how the dwindling number of pollinators is affecting Benglaureans’ food habits and how this problem could be dealt with.

Poor people queue up for relief supplies during the lockdown
Civic

Unsure of next meal, poor Bengaluru slept on empty stomach during lockdown

June 17, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty and Pranshu Rathee

While authorities failed to assess the extent of the crisis, food security and hunger haunted the poor working class throughout the lockdown.

Society

Meeting a community’s needs during lockdown

May 29, 2020 Lalithamba Vishwanathaiah and Anil Misquith

During lockdown, two indviduals identified and fulfilled the varied needs of a community of workers near HSR Layout. Can Bengaluru evolve a model to support such communities locally, they ask.

Residents of Sobha Ultima in North Bengaluru, distribute ration kits to those in need. Pic: Mamtha B K
Society

Yelahanka apartment community ensures food for 2500 during lockdown

May 13, 2020 Mamtha B K

When a couple of residents in a Yelahanka apartment community sought fellow residents’ help to feed migrant workers, the response was overwhelming.

Governance

Lockdown Challenge: How many hungry people are there in Bengaluru?

May 7, 2020 Mohit M Rao

The State had no plan to combat hunger. Authorities capable of verifying voter identity cards in every slum and ghetto in the City, failed to even gauge the scale of food insecurity triggered by the lockdown. The BBMP gave out only 68,000 ration kits whereas NGOs took up a bulk of the task of feeding the hungry. Nobody knows how many went hungry.

Residents of Vasanth Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association (VRWA) step out during the lockdown to distribute relief kits to those in need. Pic: VRWA
Society

How Vasanth Nagar residents quelled hunger in their neighbourhood during lockdown

May 5, 2020 Balasubramanya Ramaswamy

Since the lockdown began, Vasanth Nagar RWA developed a system to procure, pack and supply groceries to those in need. They have distributed 1200 grocery bags so far.

Health

COVID-19 lockdown: “Two weeks after BBMP survey, migrant workers in Mahadevapura and Doddagubbi remain hungry”

April 24, 2020 Angarika Guha

About two weeks ago, BBMP officials surveyed around 1000 migrant workers stranded in Mahadevapura and Doddagubbi. But they have since been unresponsive as workers desperately wait for food.

an auto driver
Society

COVID-19 lockdown: Bengaluru’s informal workers struggle to meet food, rent expenses

April 22, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

Domestic workers who aren’t welcome to work anymore, cab drivers and street vendors who can’t go out – informal workers in the city are a frustrated lot as they have no work or wages anymore. Many are unable to meet basic expenses for food and rent.

Governance

COVID-19 lockdown: Migrant workers counted again and again, but where is the relief? 

April 19, 2020 Angarika Guha and Senthil S

Authorities have stubbornly refused to acknowledge the number of migrant workers in Bengaluru. Despite multiple surveys of workers, food supply has been erratic. Even when food is distributed, it could be unfit for consumption.

Volunteers delivering relief kits to the needy. Pic: Hasiru Dala/Facebook
Governance

‘WithBengaluru’ collective delivers over 11,000 ration kits to the poor, asks CM to solve the larger crisis

April 17, 2020 Vinay Sreenivasa

‘WithBengaluru’, a collective of individuals and organisations, has distributed over 11,000 ration kits to vulnerable people in Bengaluru during the lockdown. They have now asked the Chief Minister to take a specific set of measures, so as to tackle the food crisis.

Food packets being distributed at Indira Canteens to the poor and needy in Ward 91, Shivajinagar, and Ward 18, Ramakrishna Temple. Pic: Twitter handle of BBMP Mayor Goutham Kumar
Governance

Here’s how you can help your community during the lockdown in under 5 minutes

April 16, 2020 News Desk

Citizen Matters and Wipro Foundation are jointly conducting a survey to collect data on the services available to vulnerable communities during the lockdown. Read on to find the survey form and more details.

Society

A hunger problem you can fix: Sadashivanagar residents reach out to migrant workers

April 12, 2020 G V Dasarathi

As several migrant workers were left without subsistence following the lockdown, three residents of Sadashivanagar went around to identify them, pool resources and then distribute rations.

Governance

“Govt must share health data, consult with civil society before exiting lockdown”

April 10, 2020 Dr Sylvia Karpagam

The COVID-19 lockdown has had severe impacts on the lives of Bengalureans. Hence, before deciding on the lockdown exit strategy, the state government should be transparent about its rationale and should involve various stakeholders.

Governance

COVID-19 lockdown: Is universalising PDS the need of the hour?

April 10, 2020 Pranshu Rathee

In an emergency like the present, the state should ensure that the poor — estimated to be around 20 lakh in Bengaluru — have access to its public distribution system. Interestingly, the Food and Civil Supplies Department says there are only 16 lakh ration cards in the city. This, while there is enough to feed all for 15 months, say experts.

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