Is coronavirus threatening food security? - Inside Story

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Widespread famines of biblical proportions.
The UN is warning covid-19 could cause an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
It says the number of people who cannot get enough to eat could double by the end of the year.
That is more than quarter of a billion people. 21,000 people already die of hunger every day.
And that number could soar if people don't get help.
Food supplies are limited by lockdowns and people's incomes are drying up.
Poor countries affected by conflict, economic crisis and climate change are particularly at risk.
The UN says this could drive a wave of refugees and threatens an exponential rise in social unrest.
The World Food Programme has previously been pledged $1.9 billion and is urging donor nations to live up to their commitments.
So, how can the availability of food be safeguarded?
And can a famine crisis be averted?

Presenter: Bernard Smith

Guests
Jane Howard, Spokesperson of the World Food Programme UK
Kabir Adamu, managing director at the Bank of Agriculture Limited Nigeria
Patrick Holden, CEO of Sustainable Food Trust

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25000 people die of hunger everyday, but the media hardly talk about it. the difference is the Coronavirus affects the rich and starvation doesn't.

noahrageh
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Food is going to be scarce pretty soon

TheTwoCommaKid
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The people must have access to food. I don't think many usual donors will be able to donate, so how can people be prevented from work? seems a choice between illness and starvation.

nneichan
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How can It make sense to close down the world to save a few million in a span of months when we're going to lose 300, 000 people everyday to starvation

illuminaticagency
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Yemen is suffering the worst humanitarian crisis. The only one in the Arabian Gulf. Literally every other country in the Gulf is wealthy - Oman, UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain. How does this make any sense ?

osamahkiwan
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I love barbecue! Can you find a way to smoke those locusts, may be delicious!

janetday
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Funny I wrote about this two weeks ago On my Facebook. Food trade is going to Slow.. or even stop!

otahu
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WFP should ask china. the root cause of all these

igotzucced
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No food shortages per say.hwevr money payments .ahn less buys means wasted products spoil.

markrobertmurphysr
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A Nigerian official describes locusts in east Africa ????

rolandkamugisha
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Judgement is coming, fear the most high

citydread
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They lost me at " climate change " 😂😂😂😂😂
So much propaganda in under 2 minutes bye

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