Shafaq News – Moscow
An estimated 512 million people may face hunger by 2030,Oleg Kobiakov, director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) office, warned on Sunday.
Speaking to Ria Novosity, Kobiakov pointed out that 60% ofthose affected would live in Africa, urging stronger international cooperationand increased investment in agriculture and food supply chain infrastructure.
“The international community remains powerless to confrontfamine,” he added, citing armed conflicts, natural disasters, and the lingeringeffects of the COVID-19 pandemic as key drivers behind rising food prices.
He also pointed to Palestine (Gaza Strip), Sudan, SouthSudan, Haiti, and Mali as the countries of greatest concern, noting that inGaza alone, roughly two million people face extreme food insecurity and asevere risk of starvation.
On October 3, FAOreported that global food prices eased, as drops in sugar and dairy outweighedrising meat costs. The Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in abasket of internationally traded commodities, fell to 128.8 points in Septemberfrom a revised 129.7 in August.
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