May 25, 2021
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What are food crises and how many people are affected by them?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum.
Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content
155 million people are caught up in food crises of varying severity.
133,000 people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen are most at risk.
10 countries account for two thirds of those facing acute hunger.
The resilience of agri-food systems is being eroded by conflict, insecurity and environmental trends.