The burdens of the global food crisis aren't equally distributed worldwide: Countries in West and Central Africa are among those facing disproportionate rates of hunger, as climate change, conflict and rising costs collide.
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A record high number of Africans are facing severe food insecurity this year, and humanitarian organizations leading hunger alleviation efforts aren't prepared to meet the need, a senior staffer at the United Nations World Food Program told Axios.The burdens of the global food crisis aren't equally distributed worldwide. Countries in West and Central Africa are among those facing disproportionate rates of hunger, as climate change, conflict and rising costs collide.
"We are totally inadequately resourced," says Nikoi, who is based in Dakar, Senegal. "I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel."The "lean season" is the annual rainy period extending between harvests that usually runs from June to August.cost of food spikes accordingly,
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