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IPES-Food Report



International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems Report.


The latest report highlights the global hunger crisis amid high debt.


IPES-Food is an independent panel of experts which releases the report.


Findings of the report :


At least 21 countries were nearing catastrophic levels of both debt distress and rising hunger in 2022.


During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic 62 developing countries spent more on debt payments than on healthcare


Africa’s food import dependency has tripled in recent decades.