In this fact sheet, we will look at the history of hunger in Africa and current trends, review the unique characteristics and challenges of each of the five subregions, discuss why hunger is so persistent on the continent, and touch on some of the solutions that are making a difference.
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Oscar Ekponimo, a software engineer living in Abuja, developed Chowberry to help reduce food waste and redistribute food to those in need....
Childhood hunger in North Philadelphia increased from 3.1% in 2006 to 9.7% in 2016, compared to 8.8% for all US children. Working families struggled with rising housing costs and flat wages in a city where 26 percent of all residents live in poverty,...
This post discusses five different ways that schools can increase the amount of locally procured food they serve students, despite the hurdles of cost and logistics....
Malnutrition is due to eating poorly; eating the wrong amounts and kinds of foods - either overeating, and under-eating. A recent comprehensive study done by the the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, compi...
A report by five UN Agencies shows that world hunger rose in 2016, largely due to conflict and climate-related shocks. “If you look at the 815 million [chronically undernourished] people, 489 million or 60% of them are located in countries affecte...
For a growing number of nutritionists, the obesity epidemic is inextricably linked to the sales of packaged foods, which grew 25 percent worldwide from 2011 to 2016...Brazil is a microcosm....
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