20 minutes.fr published an article on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The food crisis, which had already worsened in 2019, could worsen due to the coronavirus epidemic. According to IFPRI (see blog post, How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?) each point of global recession plunges 14 million people into poverty, including 9 million people living in rural areas. Republished in more than forty international outlets including Le Dauphiné, Challenges, Le Republicain Lorrain.
Can the Covid-19 pandemic lead to starvation? (20minutes.fr)
April 22, 2020