According to FAO, 34.7% of the Malagasy population is undernourished

As indicated in the FAO’s food security report, published on October 9, 868 million people are undernourished worldwide in the course of the year 2012. Although there has been a significant decrease in the number of malnourished people in the last twenty years (billion malnourished people worldwide in the period 1990-1992), the new figures reported by FAO is quite alarming given the fragile status of the current global economy.

The sub-Saharan regions demonstrate a high increase in the number of undernourished people. In fact, the number reached 234 millions in the period 2010-2012, whereas in the period 1990-1992, it was 170 millions.

As for Madagascar, which is supposed to be the granary of the Indian Ocean islands, the situation is very critical. In the period 1990-1992, the number of malnourished people in Madagascar was around 3 millions while the FAO’s current figures indicate 7 millions, which represents an increase of 147.3%. The FAO’s current figures also show that 34.7% of the 21 millions inhabitants of Madagascar are undernourished which is a serious situation, according to the MDG goals.