COVID-19: Additional 23 million people face acute poverty in sub-Saharan Africa -- IFAD

COVID-19: Additional 23 million people face acute poverty in sub-Saharan Africa — IFAD

About 23 million more people are expected to be pushed into extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa this year alone, the president, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Gilbert Houngbo, has said.titled, What’s needed to protect food security in Africa during COVID-19.

“We are hearing from farmers who cannot get seeds or fertiliser for the planting season, their harvests are threatened by a shortage of farm labourers. They cannot sell the produce they do grow because markets are closed. If not addressed, these could lead to serious food shortages across the continent,” he said.

“Today, while we are still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world are already asking themselves – how can we build a better post-pandemic world? As we consider addressing the world’s most critical needs, fixing our food systems needs to be at the top of that list.

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