The New Food Bank Frontline
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Giving away unwanted food to people who need it, sounds like it should be easy. But in this episode we find it throws up some peculiar challenges. What do you do with 12,000 cakes, or vast amounts of unwanted crocodile meat?
Over the past few years food banks have been opening up in places they have never been seen before, from some of the world\\u2019s richest cities to its poorest slums. But are they always the best approach to feeding the hungry?
Three people who run food banks in Singapore, Nigeria and England join Emily Thomas to divulge the challenges of the job, from dealing with the stigma, to tackling corruption, or finding a home for rabbit food.
(Photo: Hand reaching towards row of tins. Credit: Getty images/ BBC).
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