Hunger on the Rise

Hunger on the Rise

FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT, March 2010, Volume 47, Number 1PDF version
Number of hungry people tops one billion

World hunger spiked sharply in 2009, significantly worsening an already disappointing trend in global food security since 1996. The combination of food and economic crises has pushed the number of hungry people worldwide to historic levels. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 1.02 billion people were undernourished in 2009—about 100 million more than 2008.