A recent survey by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Caricom revealed that despite a global decline in food prices, three million people in the region are affected by high local prices and persistent food insecurity.
A recent study has found that despite modest improvements last year, food insecurity in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean remains persistently higher than pre-pandemic levels, driven by the cost-of-living crisis, global economic volatility and the lingering impacts of the pandemic.
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A drill down to Barbados data confirms what citizens have been experiencing particularly as it pertains to the rising cost of living, availability of food and loss of income in particular.
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