UN: food insecurity hampering economic growth
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 09:41 Muna Tesfai South Sudan >>> . The United Nations Development Program, has released a human development report for Africa focusing on food security. The report looks at challenges and gives recommendations to address food insecurity on the continent. The report says just over half the population of South Sudan lives in poverty and that the country has a low literacy rate of 27%. The report further notes that although 78% of households in South Sudan depend on agriculture, the rates of malnutrition still remain high. Speaking during the release of the report in Juba, the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in South Sudan Lise Grande, said food insecurity is one of the main challenges hampering economic growth. Meanwhile, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Betty Aguero Achan, said although the country has all the natural resources that encourage cultivation, it still faces food shortages. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
