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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2020 report
Why is it in news?
- The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2020 report is recently released in New York.
Findings of the report:
- Between 8.3 crore and 13 crore people globally are likely to go hungry this year due to the economic recession triggered by COVID-19.
- Hunger continues to be on the rise since 2014 and the global prevalence of undernourishment, or overall percentage of hungry people, is 8.9%.
- Asia remains home to the greatest number of undernourished (38 crore), followed by Africa (25 crore), Latin America and the Caribbean (4.8 crore).
- A healthy diet costs more than Rs. 143 (or $1.90/ day), which is the international poverty threshold.
- The number of people globally who can’t afford a healthy diet is at 300 crore people, or more than the combined population of China and India.
Data:
- According to current estimates, in 2019, 21.3% (14.4.crore) of children under 5 years were stunted, 6.9% (4.7 crore) wasted and 5.6% (3.8 million) overweight.
About State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report:
- It is produced jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and WHO.
- Its first edition was brought out in 2017.