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    Hunger in Africa: problems and solutions

    Jul 30, 2021 5 minutes

    The views expressed in our weekly opinion piece do not necessarily reflect those of Farmer’s Weekly.

    This article is an edited excerpt from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ report titled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021’. To read the full report, visit fao.org/3/cb4474en/online7cb4474en.html.

    “World hunger increased in 2020 under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. After remaining virtually unchanged for five years, the prevalence of undernourishment rose from 8,4% to around 9,9% in just one year. Between 720 million and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020. Hunger affects 21% of the population in Africa, compared with 9% percent in Asia; one-third of the world’s undernourished are found in Africa (282 million people).

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