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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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UN warns of persistent food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (Dostor) 

March 27, 2022


Dostor published an article stating that a pandemic crisis has exacerbated the social and humanitarian conditions in poor urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of people face acute insecurity. food and malnutrition. IFPRI researchers, in their study of lessons learned, over two years, from the global pandemic related to food security, poverty, health, and supply chains found that a large number of developing countries are on the verge of experiencing food insecurity in the midst of the Corona pandemic; Where the vast majority of the population of these countries live in extreme poverty. The study indicated that the epidemic brought many challenges to development, but it also highlighted the opportunities for positive change, as the disruptions caused by the challenges shed light on the close links between almost all aspects of society, including the links between food systems, health, and other sectors. It is noteworthy that after the decline in food prices due to the closure procedures and the decline in consumer demand at the beginning of the pandemic, food prices witnessed their highest rise since the global food crises between 2007 and 2008 and the years 2010 and 2011, with the start of the global demand for food recovering last year. 

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