In early April 2022, members of the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) wrote to Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, and Boris Johnson, the prime minister, to express their “deep concern at the scale of suffering they were already witnessing” as well as their capacity “to prevent people from going hungry in the weeks and months to come.” 1 Independent food banks were reaching breaking point. The Food Standards Agency reported that as many as one in six people had used a food bank or food charity in March 2022.2 And as the number of people being plunged into poverty increases yet further, independent food banks are struggling to cope as food and financial donations plummet.3 Food bank teams have found themselves dipping into charity reserves to source supplies so that no one is turned away. One food bank manager said: “Every new request means stretching resources a bit further. We can't say 'no' because for most we are the last resort, it feels like the buck stops with us. And next time, when someone else needs our help, we’ll stretch it a bit further again. But that's just not sustainable. We all know that.” And with morale …

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粗略的国家粮食战略缺乏实质内容，并结合了对粮食不安全的思考

2022 年 4 月上旬，独立粮食援助网络 (IFAN) 的成员致信英国财政大臣里希·苏纳克和首相鲍里斯·约翰逊，表达了他们“对他们已经目睹的苦难规模深表关切”以及他们有能力“防止人们在未来几周和几个月内挨饿”。1 独立的食物银行快要崩溃了。食品标准局报告称，多达六分之一的人在 2022 年 3 月使用过食品银行或食品慈善机构。2 随着陷入贫困的人数进一步增加，独立食品银行正努力应对食品和财政捐赠直线下降。3 食品银行团队发现自己动用了慈善储备来采购物资，这样就没有人被拒之门外。一位食品银行经理说：“每一个新的请求都意味着进一步扩展资源。我们不能说“不”，因为对于大多数人来说，我们是最后的手段，感觉就像我们的责任停止了。下一次，当其他人需要我们的帮助时，我们会再把它拉得更远一些。但这只是不可持续的。我们都知道。” 和士气……