Africa, especially, at risk of food shortage due to Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause food shortages for hundreds of millions of people, especially in Africa, the UN warned on Friday.

Trade underpins food security in countries with local production shortfalls, the WFP explained in a report. Africa, in particular Sub-Saharan Africa, which imported more than 40-million tonnes of cereals in 2018, is the continent most at risk. Somalia and South Sudan are the most exposed to any disruption in grain supplies, while other countries, such as Angola, Nigeria and Chad, depend on exports to pay for food imports.

Petroleum-exporting countries such as Iran and Iraq, and war-ravaged states such as Yemen and Syria are also deemed among the most vulnerable to food shortages.

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