PARIS — The number of hungry people in the world could soon hit a record 1 billion, despite a recent drop in food prices, the U.N. food aid organization said Wednesday.
The recent financial crisis, though it has helped bring global food prices down, also has led to falling trade and lower development aid, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s general director, Jacques Diouf.
As a result of the crisis, an additional 104 million people were likely to go hungry this year — meaning they receive fewer than 1,800 calories a day, Diouf told reporters after a two-day meeting in Paris.
If the projection is accurate, that would mean approximately 1 billion people — or roughly one-sixth of the world’s population — will be hungry by the end of the year, he said.
"Food security is a matter of peace and security in the world,” he said, stressing that the food production will have to double by 2050 just to keep pace with population growth.
by the associated press
The recent financial crisis, though it has helped bring global food prices down, also has led to falling trade and lower development aid, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s general director, Jacques Diouf.
As a result of the crisis, an additional 104 million people were likely to go hungry this year — meaning they receive fewer than 1,800 calories a day, Diouf told reporters after a two-day meeting in Paris.
If the projection is accurate, that would mean approximately 1 billion people — or roughly one-sixth of the world’s population — will be hungry by the end of the year, he said.
"Food security is a matter of peace and security in the world,” he said, stressing that the food production will have to double by 2050 just to keep pace with population growth.
by the associated press
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