STRENGTHENING FOOD SYSTEMS FOR NUTRITION

What are we trying to address? After over a decade of decline, the number of people suffering from hunger is on the rise again. In 2017 it was estimated that global hunger affected 821 million people around the worldi. Despite progress in recent years, 152 million children are still affected by chronic malnutrition (stunting), approximately 50 million children suffer from acute forms of malnutrition (wasting) and childhood overweight is rising dramatically – currently affecting 41 million children.