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Join Rhealyz Naija to make this commitment on World Food Day
The difference is clear, there is someone
who is out there who cannot afford a good meal or nothing at all. Share your
food with the Needy today; you can only change a man when he/she have eaten.
Pass it On.
Just Rhealyz That; “In 2009, world hunger
is reaching a historic high with 1.02 billion people going
hungry every day”- FAO projection
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Facts
and Figures about Food Production
Small farmers are the most vulnerable. At a global level almost
90% of farms are small farms.8 Higher food prices affect people differently.
Some farmers may be able to benefit. But for households that buy more than they
sell (net food buyers), higher prices are a threat. According to FAO data from
nine developing countries, on average, roughly three-quarters of rural
households and 97% of urban households are net food buyers.9 Increase in
malnutrition FAO estimates that even before the surge in food prices in 2008,
long-term trends of increasing hunger were already apparent. FAO estimates that
848 million people suffered from chronic hunger worldwide in 2003-05, representing
an increase of six million from the nearly 842 million in 1990-92.10. In 2009,
the FAO projects world hunger to reach a historic high with 1.02 billion people
going hungry every day. This recent increase is a result of the world economic
crisis that has lowered incomes and increased unemployment, combined with
persisting high food prices.13 At the regional level, the largest increases in
the number of undernourished people as a result of rising food prices have
taken place in Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa. The two regions combined already
accounted for 750 million, or 89%, of the hungry people in the world in
2003-05.14
FAO estimates that in 2009, this will rise to 907 million people
below the hunger threshold.15
Food crisis and sustainable development Food and poverty
alleviation Higher prices may persist
The OECD forecasts higher than average prices for agricultural
commodities over the long term. Potential for price stabilisation or decline
could be severely hampered by many factors, such as those linked to climate
change, price of gas and increasing water scarcity.11 The IMF estimated in
April 2008 that food prices represented 44% of global inflation in 2007, and as
much as 67.5% in Asia.12
Source: Crop Life International
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Ireti Emmanuel Adesida Development Consultant www.consultiretiadesida.com www.letsrealize.wordpress.com 234-8035820593 {08035820593
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