GLOBAL FOOD FACTS
Sources: World Health Organization & United Nations (UN)
1.
Every year 420,000 people die, due to eating CONTAMINATED FOOD
2.
Every year 125,000 children under 5 years of age die, due to eating CONTAMINATED FOOD
3.
1 in 10 people fall ill after eating CONTAMINATED FOOD
4.
$110 billion USD lost each year resulting from UNSAFE FOOD
5.
Ukraine crisis triggered FOOD SHORTAGES for the world´s poorest people
6.
Worldwide FOOD SECURITY is UNDERMINED
7.
47% of countries worldwide are affected by SOARING FOOD PRICES
8.
Extreme hunger and malnutrition remain a huge barrier to development in many countries.
There are 821 million people estimated to be chronically undernourished,
often as a direct consequence of environmental degradation, drought and biodiversity loss.
9.
Over 90 million children under 5 are dangerously underweight.
Undernourishment and severe food insecurity appear to be increasing
in almost all regions of Africa, as well as in South America.