Rising food prices exacerbate global hunger: report
According to a report released on Tuesday by the German NGO Welthungerhilfe, rising food costs have made the world's hunger problem worse.
According to a report released on Tuesday by the German NGO Welthungerhilfe, rising food costs have made the world’s hunger problem worse.
According to Mathias Mogge, secretary general of Welthungerhilfe, “Millions of people are on the verge of famine because families no longer have any resources.” “Those who are already among the lowest are severely hurt by the rising prices.”
According to the Welthungerhilfe annual report 2021, which was released on Tuesday, the situation worsened this year as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict after food prices jumped by 28 percent globally in 2021. According to the research, there are currently 811 million hungry people in the world.
Yemen, Afghanistan, and South Sudan all experienced extremely harsh conditions. Additionally, Madagascar and the nations of East Africa suffered greatly. Massive droughts in these nations demonstrated the “devastating effects of the climate crisis,” according to the report.
According to Germany’s Minister for Agriculture Cem Oezdemir, the global hunger issue was “mainly sparked by the climate disaster,” emphasizing that “actions that deepen this climate crisis cannot be rational.”
In addition to climate change, Welthungerhilfe pointed to the rise in armed conflicts over the past few years as a contributing factor to hunger. According to the report, “wars have a tremendous influence on the food system because, for example, farms are burned down, supplies are looted, or the sale of crops is prohibited.”
