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Guatemala, Peru, Malawi, Brazil, Madagascar, Nepal and Tanzania were rated highly committed, but Burundi and Liberia have made progress on action to reduce chronic hunger and undernutrition.

Guatemala, Peru, Malawi, Brazil, Madagascar, Nepal and Tanzania were rated highly committed, but Burundi and Liberia have made progress on action to reduce chronic hunger and undernutrition.

According to the Global Hunger Index 2023, which was adopted by the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Central African Republic was the most affected by hunger and malnutrition, with an index of 42.3. Madagascar followed with an index of 41.

Over 50% of people projected to experience high levels of acute food insecurity in 2024 are in DRC, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Myanmar. These countries have consistently been among the worst food crises since the start of the GRFC and their conflict situation is regarded as the primary driver.

The world already produces enough food to feed everyone. This production is, however, unequally distributed across countries and across households and individuals within countries. Differences in technology, physical and human capital and labour across countries are a key driver of international inequality.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organization on the planet, feeding over 100 million people in 80 countries.

According to Feeding America, rural communities make up 63% of counties in the United States and 87% of counties with the highest rates of overall food insecurity. However, according to a study by USDA, areas with higher poverty rates are more likely to be food deserts regardless if rural or urban.

Looking ahead, SOFI 2022 projects that nearly 670 million people, or 8% of the world's population, will still be affected by hunger in 2030 – a number similar to that recorded for 2015 when the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDG 2 (zero hunger) were adopted. The numbers are dramatic.

The world population could be too big to feed itself by 2050. By then, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet and food demand will have increased by 70 percent compared to 2017. Scientists put the limit on how many people Earth can feed at 10 billion - max!

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The Root Causes of Global Hunger

Why? Interconnected issues of poverty, inequity, conflict, climate change, gender discrimination, and weak government and health systems all play a role in keeping nutritious food out of reach for millions of families around the world.

Some potential approaches to addressing these issues include increasing access to food, improving agricultural productivity, strengthening a social safety net, promoting sustainable agriculture, reducing food waste, and addressing the root causes of hunger.

United Nations World Food Programme

The WFPs key areas of focus are climate action, disaster risk reduction, gender equality, nutrition, smallholder market support, social protection and safety nets, and sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems.

Eight of the top ten performers in 2022 come from high-income Europe, led by Finland (with a score of 83.7), Ireland (scoring 81.7) and Norway (scoring 80.5). These nations score strongly on all four pillars of the GFSI. Japan (scoring 79.5) and Canada (scoring 79.1) round out the remainder of the top ten.

In 2022, nearly 258 million people across 58 countries experienced crisis-level food insecurity or worse, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).