Global Crises Plunge Millions Into Acute Food Insecurity allafrica: Africa
The IMF pointed to a decrease in international food aid and the increasing reliance on imported staple foods - rice and wheat in particular - as also contributing to increased food insecurity since 2012.
With most countries net importers of cereals such as maize, rice and wheat, recent high prices and global constraints on supplies have worsened the situation. Temporary and targetted fiscal measures to protect the most vulnerable from rising prices; Africa's food security difficulties are part of a gloomy report on the continent's post-pandemic economic recovery, which the report says has been"sharply interrupted". So although growth in gross domestic product rose 4.7 percent in 2021, it is expected to slow this year on average to 3.6 percent and rise only slightly in 2023 by 3.7 percent.
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