Food security a growing concern

Food for thought: A tribal woman tries to catch small fish as her granddaughter dozes on her back at a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam, India, in this file photo. Most of those living without enough to eat are in South Asia, and women tend to be less food secure than men, an FAO report says. — AP

Hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia, with 55 million more people undernourished in 2022 than before the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says in its latest assessment of food security in the region.

Most of those living without enough to eat are in South Asia, and women tend to be less food secure than men, the report says.