KUAR | By Maggie Ryan
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance held a summit Wednesday to present the findings and recommendations from a study on food access.
The report was released by the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and the Arkansas Governor's Food Desert Working Group, which was named in 2022 under former Gov. Asa Hutchinson. According to the report, 15% of Arkansans struggle with food insecurity, compared with the nationwide average of 10%.
Jimmy Wright is the president of Wright Food solutions, a consulting agency that helps communities with a high food need respond to issues of food insecurity. Wright gave the keynote address at the summit and said those addressing food insecurity must stay rooted in the communities they want to serve.
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Salad greens grown in a BrightFarms greenhouse on sale at a McCaffrey's grocery store.