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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to a report by FAO, almost ____ million people were pushed into acute food insecurity since February 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic?
A
50 million
B
25 million
C
30 miilion
D
45 million
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -10.2 percent (13.5 million) of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during 2021. Essentially unchanged from 10.5 percent in 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -After remaining virtually unchanged from 2014 to 2019, the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) climbed to around 9.9 percent in 2020, from 8.4 percent a year earlier. It is estimated that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Global Hunger Report 2022 released by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, Non-Government Organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively, has ranked India at 107 among 121 countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overall, the number of food-insecure people in 2022 is estimated at 1.3 billion, an increase of 118.7 million people, or 10 percent, from ERS’ 2021 estimate. Moreover, almost 33 percent of the population of the IFSA countries is considered food insecure in 2022.

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