Tackling the hunger challengeThe economic and health impacts of the extended Covid-19 outbreak are most worrisome for communities in countries across Asia. That means less income for desperately hungry people to buy food and less food available, at higher prices. All of those factors are worsening another chronic global problem -- hunger, which could become the next big impact of the pandemic. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, addressing the impact of Covid-19 on hunger and nutrition would require an extra US$10 billion in government spending this year. Multinational food companies have already cautioned that the number of people facing chronic hunger could double to more than 1.6 billion as a result of the pandemic.

Source: Bangkok Post July 20, 2020 00:11 UTC