Food Banking in the Context of Food Security: Canada and the UK Country Cases

Food as a basic need can be evaluated on the ground of food security\rand the "right to food" approach. As institutions that collect, distribute,\rand provide complementary food and meals, food banks can be acted\rupon by the fact that access to food and food is a fundamental human\rright, as well as charity and philanthropy motivations, can be decisive.\rThe point that makes food banks open to debate is the long-term\rsustainability and adequacy of food banks and the support they provide.\rBesides, the existence and the generality of food banks can be\rinterpreted as the withdrawal of the state from its area of responsibility\rand its failure to fulfill its responsibility in this area. The structure of\rsocial support systems and state-individual relations through the\rexistence of food banks in the UK and Canada, among the examples of\rthe liberal welfare state, will be included in this study. The measures and\rpolicies taken within the scope of combating COVID-19 directly and\rindirectly affected food banks. Therefore, the impact of the recent global\rpandemic on the demand for food banks will also be included.