Now Covid-19 is leading to a slowdown of regional economic growth and further threatening food security. South Asia is particularly vulnerable, with the number of chronically underfed people projected to rise by almost a third to 330 million by 2030. On top of that, Asia and the Pacific are the regions where obesity and overweight people, for children and adults, are growing faster than anywhere else. And our hands need to be working in unison to overcome pandemics that by definition affect and involve everyone. By working together, learning together, and contributing together, we can overcome both pandemics and transform the agri-food system.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 29, 2020 17:15 UTC