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Food (In)security: A Collateral Damage of the Pandemic?

  • April 1, 2021

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  • 05:59

In absence of policy interventions, the 2020 fall in income and increase in food prices would lead to an additional [65 million] people at risk of hunger. Strengthening safety nets and securing international food markets can help mitigate the impact.

  • Ervin Prifti, Research Department IMF
  • Christian Bogmans, Research Department IMF