Agnes Calipata a UN Official: World Heads for Food Crisis due to Coronapata, a United Nations senior official for food affairs, has warned of a severe shortage of food in the world due to the spread of the Coronavirus in all parts of the globe.
She expressed concern at grieving of this problem as the deadly virus continues to threaten the world, especially the poorest categories in the developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Calipata added that the food systems in the world had shrunk as a result of the Coronavirus (also known by the World Health Organization (WHO) as COVID-19).
Food cost in some countries spiked because the movement of world food trade disrupted this year compared to 2020.
She attributed these problems to failing to address those expected problems linked to the Coronavirus and the lockdown in most countries in the world.
Farmers weren’t able to market their products so food prices increased incessantly.
The UN official shed light on the ordeal that inflicted the African countries because some of them suffer from spikes of food and decline in supplies along with other environmental challenges such as drought in the eastern part of Africa.
The envisioned draught is expected to affect north Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
Calipata stressed that drought this year will be more devastating compared to the previous year.
She revealed that a number of countries like Thailand witnessed a rise in food prices and presents a real challenge as the Coronavirus and its consequences continue to affect the international economy.
However, some governments responded positively to the UN’s warnings so they refused to impose a general lockdown or introduce new tariffs.
Calipata assured that reverses of food were good this year because of the abundant product this year.
But she warned that most counties become in a desperate situation.
She recommended all governments adopt long-range plans to cope with the pandemic instead of tactical measures to confront the crisis.
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