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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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Sub-Sahara children at most risk of starving to death, charity warns (Church Times)

September 12, 2020


Church Times (United Kingdom) published an article on hunger and malnutrition specifically in children South of the Sahara. The article quoted IFPRI and its prediction that that food poverty will grow dramatically across the globe in 2020. Sub-Saharan African will be one of the hardest hit, with a 23 percent increase in those classed as falling into extreme poverty: a rise of 80 million people. By 2030, it is predicted that an estimated 433 million people will be malnourished across Africa. (see blogpost, Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads) . Republished in Transit Magasin,ePressi (Finland)

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