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The Food Chain

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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: Food poverty in a rich country

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07/04/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, Food poverty in a rich country

Three UK citizens discuss how difficult it can be to feed a family on a low income

As food prices are rising around the world, along with the cost of energy, even people living in some of the world’s wealthiest countries are struggling to manage. 

In this episode, three UK citizens discuss how difficult it can be to feed a family on a low income. 

Single parents Sue and Dominic tell of how they have had to skips meals themselves to ensure their children are fed, and how food insecurity has at times left them with feelings of shame. 

And Kayleigh Maughan, the founder of the charity End Holiday Hunger, explains how the donations she relies on to make up the food parcels she sends to families in need are dwindling as supermarkets and households feel the pressure of the rising cost of living. 

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: hand holding a shopping basket. Credit: Getty/BBC) 

Contributors: 

Sue Stalker 

Dominic Watters 

Kayleigh Maughan

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