Fit and Munter.de (Germany) wrote an article on the spread of the coronavirus in poor countries in Africa and Asia is not just a health hazard. Sufficient food can no longer be grown and supply chains are interrupted. There is a risk of supply shortages and consequently hunger. Emeritus Research Fellow Shenggen Fan writes in his blog post, Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency, “The consequences of the measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate the difficult food situation and act as an accelerator of the crisis.” Republished on PressPortal.de (Germany), FinanzNachtrichten, Internet Intelligenz, Blickpunkt Deutschland.
Welthungerhilfe provides emergency aid funds worth over 500,000 euros: “Corona virus will exacerbate hunger crisis” (Fit and Munter.de)
April 02, 2020