Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where did Countries go wrong After Gaining Independence?
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing numerous food security challenges, and many countries in the region are struggling to ensure that their populations have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. In fact, Sub-Saharan Africa is the region of the world with the highest prevalence of undernourishment. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in 2020, an estimated 21.8 percent of the population in this region was undernourished, which translates to 282 million people. This is a significant increase from 2014, when the proportion of undernourished people in the region was 20.8 percent. One of the main reasons why many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are facing food security challenges is because of poverty. Many people in the region live in extreme poverty, which means that they do not have enough money to buy food. Additionally, poverty is often linked to low levels of education, poor health, and limited access to clean water and sanitation, all of w...