KING PROPOSES SEVEN-POINT ‘NKWE’ FOOD CRISIS SOLUTION

ROME, ITALY - His Majesty the King has stated that the global hunger rate is excessively high and that a ‘nkwe’ action approach is necessary to address it.

He has since proposed a seven-point solution to help address the food crisis.Delivering his address at the World Food Forum (WFF) in Rome, Italy, yesterday, the King noted that due to global events like COVID-19 and armed conflicts, progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2) 2 of zero hunger, has slowed down.

The King lamented the unsatisfactory outcomes of current agricultural systems, which are leaving many people behind, particularly in Africa. He referred to the 2024 report on food security and nutrition in the world, which reveals a significant increase in global hunger due to COVID-19.

The report reveals that hunger affected 9.1 per cent of the world population in 2023, which is 152 million more people than in 2019, with Africa having the largest population facing hunger at 20.4 per cent. He further revealed that about 590 million people worldwide will still suffer from hunger in six years time. In proposing seven possible solutions to address this challenge, the King said they could be adopted and customised for agri-food system transformations in many contexts.
 

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