FY2024 GFN Annual Report Nourshing People and Planet - Flipbook - Page 11
Getting Nutritious
Food to Those Who
Need It Most
The cost of food and other goods
remains high, and people around the
world are struggling to afford a nutritious
diet. In response, our food bank partners
are finding new and underutilized ways
to help individuals and families get
the food they need, and we’re making
sure that food is more nutritious, more
diverse, and more accessible.
Our food banks do this through
agricultural recovery programs that
source fresh, local produce; on-staff
nutritionists; workshops and cooking
classes; infrastructure investments like
cold storage; and school meal programs
that provide consistent access to food for
children during critical stages of growth
and development. Last year, fruits and
vegetables were the largest category
of food distributed in the Network,
representing almost 40 percent of total
food distributed.
In 2023 ...
>> 25 percent
more food was distributed
on average by food banks
around the world compared
to previous years.
>> 59 percent
of total Network food and
grocery volume came from
food banks in emerging or
developing economies.
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