More than a billion people in 76 countries will face the food crisis in 2021, the data collected by the US Department of Agriculture is evidenced. At the same time, the number of starving rages will grow by about a third and a shortage of food will affect almost three million people, reports Bloomberg.
USA provide food support for 76 countries with an average and low income. According to the evaluation of the department, 1.2 billion population will feel the food problem, and 291 million inhabitants of these countries will prevent in 2021 (2100 calories are considered to be the minimum amount that a person should consume to be healthy and active). All Wine Pandemic, which last year caused a serious food problem. To the crisis caused by coronavirus, 761 million people were due to the estimates of the ministry, this is less than 20 percent of the population.
Most of the victims of food interruptions live in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Indonesia. However, the most acute problem is in Yemen, Zimbabwe and Congo, where about 80 percent of citizens will prevent. The agency notes that food security problems are incurred by additional risks of political stability in Asia and Africa.
The main reason for hunger is a permanent fall in revenues in countries compared with the extrapendamic level. The ministry clarified that forecasts do not take into account the potential impact of climate change, armed conflict, political or economic instability.
In a recent study published in the Nature Food magazine, it was predicted that exacerbation of malnutrition among mothers and children in low- and middle-income countries will cost the world of 30 billion dollars in the form of performance loss in the future.