World hunger index drops to one in eight





At the global level, 842 million people — 12 per- cent of the world’s population — did not have enough food for an active and healthy life in the period 2011 to 2013, down from 868 million reported for the period 2010 to 2012.
The number of world hungry has dropped to one in eight people, but undernourishment remains a significant problem in sub Saharan Africa and Southern Asia, the United Nation’s food agency said on Tuesday.At the global level, 842 million people — 12 percent of the world’s popula
tion — did not have enough food for an active and healthy life in the period 2011 to 2013, down from 868 million reported for the period 2010 to 2012.“Around one in eight
people in the world were estimated to be suffering from chronic hunger“ in the period 2011 to 2013, the Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said in report on food insecurity in the world.“Africa remains the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, with more than one in five people estimated to be undernourished,” it said. Despite overall progress, differences across regions persist.
Sub-Saharan Africa is currently performing the
worst on the hunger scale, though there has been some improvement over the last two decades, with hunger declining from 32.7 percent to 24.8 percent.Southern Asia and Northern Africa also show slow progress, it said.
Western Asia shows no progress in tackling undernourishment.