U.N. Report: 22 Countries Facing A Protracted And Severe Food Crisis

FAO Says 22 Countries Facing Food Crisis -- Xinhuanet

NAIROBI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN food agency said 22 countries are facing enormous challenges like repeated food crises and an extremely high prevalence of hunger due to a combination of natural disasters, conflict and weak institutions.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said these countries are in what is termed a protracted crisis and said assistance should be refocused for countries around the world suffering from double and triple shocks. The UN food agency said in its State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010 hunger report published on Wednesday together with the World Food Program (WFP) chronic hunger and food insecurity is the most common characteristic of a protracted crisis.

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Update: UN report: 22 nations face protracted food crises -- AP

My Comment: I would like to say that it is the result of environmental changes that is making these countries suffer from severe food shortages. But the sad fact is that most of these countries are suffering from severe food shortages as a result of misguided policies from governments and/or wars and conflicts.

For years Zimbabwe has been this blog's poster child on how government policies can produce suffering and severe food shortages. No surprise .... what was once the bread basket of Africa is now on the UN's list of countries suffering severe food shortages.