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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
July 17 , 2021
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- This report was published recently by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
- The report provides a grim reminder of impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Food security.
- The FAO’s study was conducted in 63 low- and middle-income countries.
- As per the study, there is a significant decrease in affordability of healthy food because of loss in income.
- Covid-19 pandemic led to an additional 141 million people being unable to afford healthy diet because of loss of income and rising food price
- The Cost of healthy diet was 60 percent more than diet that meets “requirements for essential nutrients”.
- In 2020, 2.37 billion people couldn’t access adequate food.
- One in three people worldwide couldn’t access adequate food in 2020.
- 12 per cent of global population faced severe food insecurity.
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