In the Greater Horn of Africa region, more than 23 million people are food insecure.
Poor harvests and the delay of seasonal rain has resulted in East Africa facing food shortages, which will increase the cost of living and push up governments’ budget deficits this year.
Felipe Jaramillo, the country director of World Bank Kenya, warned that emergency intervention may be necessary to deal with food shortages and the situation serves as a reminder of managing agricultural risks in Kenya. The Food Security and Nutrition Working Group , a regional platform of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, says that although the food insecure population is lower than that of 2017 , there is a high risk of a worsening situation due to rainfall deficits.
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