Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Access to food and nutrition more limited in sub-Saharan Africa than previously estimated


Sadly, climate disruption will make this even worse.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/f-atf111319.php

News Release 19-Nov-2019
Frontiers

A survey of over six thousand sub-Saharan households shows an estimated 39% experience severely unreliable access to food. In addition, 49% have inadequate diversity in their diet, putting them at risk for micronutrient deficiencies. The study, published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, is among the largest of its kind -- and also the first to correlate food access and nutrition to time of year, as well as demographic, agricultural, ecological and economic factors.

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