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Bookmark or Share- Food Security | Food Insecurity Statistics & Solutions - World Bank GroupThe global food crisis has been partially made worse by the growing number of food and fertilizer trade restrictions put in place by countries with a goal of increasing domestic supply and reducing prices. As of December 2024, 17 countries have implemented 22 food export bans, and 8 have implemented 12 export-limiting measures.
- Future of Food: Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System ...Increasing its adoption in the food system will require addressing supply side factors such as low rural network coverage and availability of digital application; and demand side factors, including need for better skills and knowledge, trust, affordability, and the absence of complementary investments.
- Climate Explainer: Food Security and Climate Change - World Bank GroupWhat is the state of global food security today, and what is the role of climate change? The number of people suffering acute food insecurity increased from 135 million in 2019 to 345 million in 82 countries by June 2022, as the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, and the continued economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed food prices to all-time highs.
- How is the war in Ukraine affecting food security? - World Bank GroupEven before the war in Ukraine, food insecurity around the world was rising. Ukraine and Russia account for 29% of global wheat experts and 62% of sunflower oil. This invasion is likely to exacerbate food price inflation in emerging markets and developing economies and impact some of the poorest and most vulnerable countries.
- Increasing Connectivity for Enhanced Food Supply Chain ResilienceAdditionally, supply chain disruptions such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, and the effects of climate change, can lead to a complex set of challenges that increase the cost of transporting food products, affecting the entire food supply chain from producers to consumers even at a global scale.
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