High food prices, economic downturns, conflict, droughts, and the impending risk of El Niño weather patterns in several regions have worsened food security concerns in many parts of the world.
A total of 45 countries around the world were assessed by the FAO’s (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) Global Information and Early Warning System assessed to need external assistance for food in its latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.
High domestic food prices, a measure differing from the FAO Food Price Index, are a propellent of worrying levels of hunger in most of the 45 countries, 33 of which are located in Africa, nine in Asia, and Haiti, Ukraine and Venezuela.
While world cereal production is forecast to expand by 1.1 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, it is anticipated to contract in the group of 44 Low-Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), driving up the need for import.
The quarterly report offers detailed information about food insecurity and price trends people face in the affected countries. It also provides a detailed assessment of regional production and trade prospects worldwide.
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