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Attachments • Download Report (PDF | 5.86 MB | Full Report) • Download Report (PDF | 51.63 KB | Background Facts and Key Findings) • Download Report (PDF | 54.88 KB | Facts and Findings: Africa) • Download Report (PDF | 44.94 KB | Facts and Findings: Asia) Two billion people suffering from hidden hunger according to 2014 Global Hunger Index, even as levels of hunger in many developing countries decrease Report says food quality is equally important as quantity October 13, 2014, Washington D.C.—A staggering 2 billion people get so little essential vitamins and minerals from the foods they eat that they remain undernourished, according to the 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) being released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide. This “hidden hunger”—the focus of the report’s main essay—is often hard to detect, but is potentially devastating. Hidden hunger weakens the immune system, stunts physical and intellectual growth, and can lead to death. It wreaks economic havoc as well, locking countries into cycles of poor nutrition, lost productivity, poverty, and reduced economic growth. The 2014 GHI examines levels of hunger in 120 developing countries and countries in transition and scores them based on three equally weighted indicators: the proportion of people who are undernourished, the proportion of children under five who are underweight, and the mortality rate of children under five. While great strides have been mad...

The Global Hunger Index 2022 was released recently. Out of 121 countries in this list, India’s ranking is at 107 It was Jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, Non-Government Organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively. What is the Global Hunger Index? The Global Hunger Index, or GHI, has been released almost every year since 2000 It is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels. The GHI is intended to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger. It provides a way to compare levels of hunger between countries and regions. And even call attention to those areas of the world where hunger levels are highest and where the need for additional efforts to eliminate hunger is greatest. The reason for mapping hunger is to ensure that the world achieves “Zero Hunger by 2030”, which is one of the Sustainable Development Goals laid out by the United Nations. Also Read | How is GHI calculated? Each country’s GHI score is calculated based on four indicators. 1. Undernourishment – calculated by the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake. 2. Child stunting - calculated by the share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition. 3. Child mortality - Calculated by the share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments 4. Child wasting...

The shifting of seasons, in particular wet periods, can also affect planting. The northern USA had heavy spring rains this year that limited corn planting. This reduced planting led the US Department of Agriculture to lower the predicted yield per acre by 4 bushels, which equals more than 9 million tonnes less corn crop across the country. This lower yield, alongside lower-than-expected grain harvests in China, India, South America and part of Europe, reduced the available produce, not only for consumption but also for stock feed. As well as their impact on production, extreme events can be a major disruption of supply chains. Yet, international trade has been highlighted as a possible way to mitigate climate change impacts on food security. It has been shown that high-emissions climate scenarios lead to increased hunger risk of 33–47% when trade is restricted, but decreases to 11–64% when trade is open The need to transform food systems to ensure resilience to climate change and other external pressures is well recognized, yet in climate change discussions it has not always been at the fore; at COP27, there will be a Food Systems Pavilion for the first time. How to achieve food systems transformation needs careful consideration and discussion, but work needs to begin now to push past the current stagnation and to ensure that no one is left behind. • von Grebmer, K. et al. 2022 Global Hunger Index: Food Systems Transformation and Local Governance (Welthungerhilfe, Concern ...