Finding of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2020:

• Increase in the number of hungry people in between 8 to 13 crores people due to ongoing recession.
• Off track to achieve eradication of malnutrition by 2030.
• Hunger continues to be on rise since 2014.
• Prevalence of Hunger: Asia (38 crores) > Africa (25 crores)> Latin America and Caribbean (4.8 crores).
• A healthy diet costs more than Rs. 143 (or $1.90/ day), which is the international poverty threshold.
• The number of people globally who can’t afford a healthy diet is at 300 crores people.

About State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report:

• Published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• First Editions in 2017.

Reference: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/fight-against-hunger-disrupted-by-slowdown/article32096716.ece

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