NEW DELHI: The world is not on track to achieve the target of Zero Hunger by 2030. According to a UN report titled The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World in 2020, there were almost 690 million undernourished people globally in 2019. This is an increase of 10 million undernourished people from 2018, and by 60 million in the last five years.
According to the report, the current coronavirus pandemic is likely to accelerate the projected increase in the number of hungry people. The pandemic may push 83- 132 million more people to the total number of undernourished in the world in 2020. By 2030, over 840 million people could be affected by hunger.
There are a number of underlying causes of increase in undernourishment, including weak, stagnant or deteriorating economic