Nations urged to act as 2.3b hit by hunger

Pupil at Pakka Hills Primary School in Tiaty taking lunch in May 2019. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

An estimated 2.3 billion people globally (29.3 per cent) were food insecure last year, 350 million more compared to before the outbreak of Covid-19.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report advises lower middle-income countries like Kenya to support food and agriculture to improve affordability of healthy diets.