Indonesia Invites G20 Countries to Overcome Hunger, And FAO Reveals Hunger Rate Soars to 150 Million People

Banaspati -- Body The World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) asks Indonesia to invite several G20 member countries to cooperate in addressing the problems of food insecurity and hunger that continue to grow in the world.

"His concentration should provide support for some countries that are at risk of hunger and nutrient deficiencies," said FAO Representative for Indonesia and Timor Leste Rajendra Aryal, quoted in Antara, Friday, October 14, 2022.

In commemoration of World Food Day which falls on October 16, FAO tells everyone to take care of and foster global togetherness to shift forms to agricultural food mechanisms, drive inclusive economic progress, address inequality, increase strength, and achieve direction constant development.

FAO data said that currently, 3.1 billion people around the world remain unable to afford food healthy. Hunger is on the rise and affects 828 million people in 2021. In fact, in just 2 years the number of people who are at risk of food has increased from 135 million (2019) to 193 million (2021), Rajendra said several G20 member countries should work together with international funding institutions to improve liquidity and tax space to provide social protection to citizens poorest.

"We need more and more coordination between critical support and contributions development, and ideas for promoting peace in affected territories disputes," he said.

"Everyone needs to work together to provide support for some of the affected country's critical impact of food to increase local food production and strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable communities," he said.

According to him, Indonesia as the chairman of the G20 this year has the opportunity to invite several other G20 member countries to strengthen togetherness with some of the more vulnerable countries.

FAO said that it is necessary to change the form of global food agriculture starting with small farmers and fishermen.

He moved to change the agricultural-food mechanism to be more effective, more inclusive, and stronger, as well as more constantly to produce better, better nutrition, a better environment The better, and a better life for all.

Besides it is also important to ensure efficient, well-coordinated livelihood support for citizens on time and consider the growing season and the crisis season of livestock production.

"We always have to remember that at least two out of every 3 people who experience excessive hunger are small ratio food producers from rural areas, who need our support to help realize the transfer of the form of agricultural-food mechanism," he said.

The World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that the hunger rate in the world is increasing by increasing until 46 million people since 2020 or an increase of 150 million people since 2019 due to rising food prices.

"The increase in food prices affects us, but the effect is most felt by those who Prone and by several countries that have experienced food criticality," FAO Representative for Indonesia and Timor Leste Rajendra Aryal said on Friday. October 14, 2022.

Based on FAO data, currently, 3.1 billion people around the world remain unable to buy healthy food. Hunger is on the rise and affects 828 million people in 2021. In just 2 years, the number of people who are at risk of food has increased from 135 million (2019) to 193 million (2021), and it is predicted to get worse in 2022.

FAO said that around 970 thousand people are predicted to live in a state of famine in five countries, namely Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. This number is ten times more than 6 years ago when only two countries had their populations facing the circumstances same.

This is because the world faces major food security hurdles as a result of which disputes, critical the economy, precarious weather, the deterioration of the environment, and the continuing impact of covid-19.

Many things have resulted in food insecurity because food prices have risen to the highest record, finished fertilizer is too expensive for many farmers, and the number of people facing food insecurity is increasing.

In commemoration of World Food Day which falls on October 16, FAO said everyone is taking care and growing global togetherness to shift forms to agricultural-food mechanisms, mobilizing economic progress that is inclusive, addresses inequality, increases strength, and achieves the direction of continuous development.

This year's World Food Day topic is "You can't leave someone behind either: Better Production, Nutrition a Better Environment, a Better Environment, and a Better Life". Aryal prioritizes the virtues of smallholder farmers and fishermen to transfer the form of global food farming mechanisms.

"Smallholders and fishermen must be at the center of the global food farming mechanism. We need a task and a service per appropriate agreements, and end child employees and mobilize gender equality to provide support to rural residents, who are called guardians of the majority of the earth's biological diversity," Aryal said.