Nigeria Ranks 103 Out Of 121 Countries Facing Hunger
Nigeria has been listed among the 121 countries in the world facing hunger According to Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigeria is ranked 103rd out of 121 nations for having a food issue. At the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Nigeria unveiling on Monday in Abuja, Adesina made this revelation. The AfDB President further revealed that despite having enormous agricultural potential—65% of the remaining arable land needed to feed the world’s population of over 9 billion people by 2050 is on the continent—Africa faces enormous challenges in supplying its food needs, with 283 million people going hungry every year. He stated: “According to the Global Hunger Index (2022), released just a week ago, Nigeria...