00:00Rising energy and fertilizer prices are likely to continue contributing to global food inflation,
00:06the United Nations warned in its latest report threatening progress against global hunger.
00:11According to the food security report, global hunger has eased modestly, but more than 500
00:16million people could still face chronic hunger by 2030.
00:20International Fund for Agricultural Development President Alvaro Lario warned that geopolitical
00:25tensions and potential shipping disruptions, including surrounding the Strait of Hormuz
00:29during the Iran War, could leave an additional 9 to 18 million people facing hunger.
00:34Ongoing conflicts, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, remain the biggest drivers of higher
00:39energy and input prices, hitting small-scale farms relying on diesel fuel.
00:44This comes as the average global cost of a healthy diet jumped to 4.28 purchasing power
00:49parity dollars per day, up from 3.44 in 2021.
00:54Roughly a third of the global population cannot afford a healthy diet.
00:58With the share rising to 77% in low-income countries.
01:03With Africa emerging as the epicenter, the continent has overtaken Asia as the region with
01:08the largest number of hungry people, where nearly 60% of the world's undernourished could
01:13live by 2030.
01:15Food and Agricultural Organization Director General Kyu Dongyu stressed that ending hunger
01:20requires political commitment and sustained investment to strengthen agri-food systems against
01:25the world's ongoing crisis.
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