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Maroc Maroc - AGRIFOCUSAFRICA.COM - A La Une - 31/Jan 07:57

50 Million in West Africa Face Food Insecurity – FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday said the number of people facing food insecurity in West Africa has risen to 50 million. FAO Country Representative, Kofi Dominic, who gave the alarming statistic at panelist session in the ongoing 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum in Maiduguri. Dominic said that the figure indicated a sharp increase of 35 million in just five years. The envoy, therefore, called for urgent intervention to prevent further deterioration of the region’s food crisis. “In 2020, there were 15 million people in food insecurity across West Africa. “Today, that number has surged to 50 million […]

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