COVID-19: Around 45 mln pushed into global food insecurity, says FAO report

Around 33 million reside in South and South east Asia, remainder in sub-Saharan Africa

Conflicts, climate make 2 more nations need food aid

An FAO report says Cabo Verde and Senegal have been added to a list of 39 countries that need external food assistance owing to poor cropping …

Food insecurity continues to be major threat for Africa and Asia

While Asia has the highest number of undernourished, Africa is the continent with the highest prevalence of undernourishment

Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report

Conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks driving communities into crisis; Sudan conflict can impact several neighbouring countries

India’s poverty eradication challenge

The post-MDGs target seems impossible as chronic poverty sets in. Now, more poor people are becoming chronically poor compared to earlier times. …

World leaders expected to endorse declaration on nutrition at Rome meet

The conference aims to address malnutrition in all its forms, especially in developing countries

‘South Asia has highest number of chronically hungry people’

UN hunger report says main challenge for the region is overcoming slow progress in improving low levels of food utilisation

One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry: UN State of Food Insecurity Report

Asia houses 526 million of the 805 million chronically undernourished people in the world

COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency

The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies