The world is facing a food crisis and a shortage of goods

This is a warning issued by the United Nations.

The G7 Ministers agreed to support smallholder farming, which provides 60% of the world’s food. Food Security serious imbalance, if not taken measures soon, this can become a political problem with unpredictable consequences.

Every day Cindy Cueto wakes up with a question of what to eat today. She lives in a slum in the capital city of Lima Peru. Food prices The galloping increase made her and her neighbors have to cook together to reduce costs.

“We couldn’t afford beef, so we bought bones to make soup,” says Cindy Cueto. The prices of items have gone up, so we just make soup with bones and vegetables.

Inflation raging worldwide has severely affected 33 million Peruvians, especially the 10 million poor who live on $3 a day.

Housewives in Peru have to cook together to reduce costs due to high food prices. (Photo: AP)

And in the capital Beirut of Lebanon, a long line of people to buy bread. This shop is one of the few shops that still sell bread because it is subsidized by the state. However, the subsidy only lasted a few more weeks.

Mr. Mohti Azzam, a Lebanese, said: “The price of bread is very high, but we still have to queue to buy it. We have no choice. We have several children so we have to buy them to eat.”

Lebanon is largely dependent on food imports, with 70% of its wheat imports coming from Ukraine. Food prices in Lebanon have increased 11-fold while the country’s currency has lost 90% of its value.

Not only poor countries, even developed economies are facing a shortage of goods and food.

A citizen Virtue “It’s unimaginable when people start hoarding food,” shared.

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