12/05/2014
Media Statement:Ghana and South Africa success stories in reducing hunger (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Republic of South Africa)
(Source: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Republic of South Africa) Ghana and South Africa success stories in reducing hunger 2 May 2014, Accra - As the only countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with under five percent of their populations undernourished, Ghana and South Africa provide two examples that major successes in fighting hunger can be achieved by African governments given strong political commitment, FAO said today. Ghana has since 1990 slashed the prevalence of undernourishment from 44.4 percent of its population in 1990 to less than five percent, as of 2011. For its part, South Africa has maintained the percent of its population experiencing undernourishment at less...
