The First Japan-Korea Forum was a Great Success!!

Second Harvest Asia and Second Harvest Japan held the first Japan-Korea food bank forum on May 14, 2013 in Tokyo. Dr. Moo Sung Chung, the chair of the national food bank evaluation committee of Korea, and Rev. Hanseung Kim, the … Continued

Asia’s First Regional Food Bank Forum on Oct 16 in Hong Kong

For registration, please email foodbanking@fasttrackagency.com. Co-organised by Second Harvest Asia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, this public forum will discuss how the how food banking addresses hunger, the challenges of providing humanitarian assistance, and how corruption can … Continued

Food Bank Work Shop in Hong Kong on Oct 15

We are hosting a workshop for food banks in the region to meet, share best practices and talk about future cooperation in the region. We are excited about this opportunity to have food bank representatives from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, … Continued

Efforts to Reduce Food Waste in the World

On June 2, NHK (Japan’s national public TV channel) aired a program about Second Harvest Japan’s efforts to salvage edible food that would otherwise go to waste. While Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate is only 39 percent, more than 30 percent … Continued

We Keep Planting Seeds–Working with the Public Sector

Recently in Japan, The Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry (MAFF) issued its 2011 White Paper and included an article about Second Harvest Japan (2HJ)’s disaster relief work in Tohoku (Northern Japan). While food banking in Japan started 12 years … Continued

U.S. Food Bank Report by Food Bank Yamanashi

Second Harvest Asia (2HA) coordinated a training session for Food Bank Yamanashi (FBY) from Japan at St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance (SMFBA) in Phoenix, Arizona from February 1 to 10, 2012. We already reported about this visit, but recently FBY … Continued