GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY DECLINES

The world’s malnourished population has declined in the last few years, according to a recent report, compiled by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), but much work remains to be done to strengthen food security globally. According to the FAO, (1) the proportion of malnourished people fell by nearly two percentage points in the last four years and (2) living conditions have also improved in some parts of Asia and Africa — home to seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world. While the new figures bring the FAO a bit closer to meeting its 2015 goal of cutting global hunger in half, the agency acknowledged that poor infrastructures and abnormally high rates of poverty in parts of world may stunt efforts to increase access to food to those who need it most. 

Source: Think Progress, 9/16/14, Food Insecurity