Food Security Assessment: Regional Overview

Shahla Shapouri andStacey Rosen

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Food security;    Sub-Saharan Africa;    nutritional needs;    agricultural production;    projection;   

RP-ID  :  AIB-765-1

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This briefing paper covers 67 low-income countries in five regions. Sub-Saharan Africa is identified as the most vulnerable region: with only 25 percent of the population in the 67 countries, its nutritional needs account for 65 percent of the total for all countries.