Nigeria was among 10 countries of the world most affected by the food crisis and shortage in 2019, the 2020 Global Food Crisis Report has said.
Nigeria was among 10 countries of the world most affected by food crisis in 2019, the 2020 Global Food Crisis Report has said., said the 10 countries accounted for 65 per cent of the world’s total population of people who faced food crises that year.“Africa remained as the continent most affected by food crises, accounting for 54 percent of the global total number of people in Crisis,” said the report released in April by Global Network Against Food Crises and Food Security Information Network.
According to data from FSIN and GRFC, Nigeria recorded 5 million people who were affected by the food crisis ,while other African countries like DR Congo, Ethiopia and Sudan recorded 15.6 million, 8 million and 5.9 million people respectively. Nigeria, with a population of over 200 million people has the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, according to the world poverty clock released in 2018.
According to the report, about 7.1 million people in Nigeria are projected to be in crisis situations between June and August 2020. The report explains further how COVID-19 can team up with the security crises to worsen the situation. “By June –August 2020, 7.1 million people are projected to be in a crisis situation or worse in Nigeria if appropriate measures are not taken in the short term. The deterioration is mainly due to the security situation. The security crises and the Covid-19 health crisis could tip over 50 million additional people into a food and nutrition crisis,” the report said.
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