Interview: COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates Africa's food supply gaps: FAO official

ACCRA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened an already dire food security situation in Africa, a top official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

Abebe Haile-Gabriel, FAO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa (RAF) told Xinhua that the restrictions to contain the pandemic induced the shortage in food distribution, shortage in inputs for planting, and postharvest losses, which have deepened the food security gaps on the continent.