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News- the Food crises estimated

Global Report on 2023

that between 691 million

and 783 million people in
the world suffered
from
in 2022
hunger

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Food Security-

From the world Food Summit 1996 Food

of Security
is

when all people at all times have physical and

economic access to and nutritious

sufficient safe

food that meets their dietary needs and food

active and healthy
for life

an

preferences

Key Findings of the Report-

An estimated 24 billion people did not have access to

adequate food in 2022

391 million more people than 2019

cost diet increased globally o.tt

of healthy by

between 2019 and 2021

rural urban and urban populations

peri

Among
is lower in urban areas

global food insecurity

Undernourishment-

Prevalence undernourishment affected around 9.2 i

of of
the world population in 2022 compared to 7 9 t in 2019

Child Wasting-

caused by insufficient nutrient intake or absorption

Declined from 54 1 million in 2000 to 45 million in 2022

Stunting-

Condition too short

of being for one's age
Stunting among children under five years ofage
has declined steadily 204.2 million in
from
2000 to 148 1 million in 2022

Overweight-

Non increase 5.31 in 2000 to 5.6 t in 2022

significant from

Key drivers of food insecurity-

Economic downturns and other pandemic related

disruptions in 2020 that led to joblosses and
reduced incomes
Ukraine War

Increasing urbanisation Photo credit-

Adobe stock

Recommendations-

Build rural infrastructure including quality

rural and feeder roads to connect remote

and enterprises to main road networks

farms

Public investments warehousing cold storage

in

defendable electrification access to digital

tools and water

supply

essential policies
Effective implementation of
by local governments for making healthy
diets available and affordable all
for