More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

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insecurity in Africa rose from220 million people to 224 million people this year. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s regional overview for the year attributes this to changing weather patterns that led to poor harvests, a loss of livestock, conflict and recurrent droughts.

Food security occurs when all people, at all times, have access to enough food to meet their dietary needs. To declare countries “food secure” analysts look at a combination of availability, access and utilisation.

Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Namibia and Senegal are among the top 10 most food-secure countries on the continent. This is attributed to the use of new crops and agricultural production technologies.

https://theconversation.com/more-people-went-hungry-in-africa-in-2017-but-new-initiatives-also-bore-fruit-89059