date:Sep 23, 2019
to be food insecure and in urgent need of food assistance, according to the results from a joint FAO/WFP (World Food Programme) rapid food security assessment conducted last April.
All told, FAO expects the 2019 aggregate cereal production for the 51 low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs) to remain broadly unchanged at 473.5 million tonne, a result emanating from growth in Asia offset by declines in Africa.