Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought, affecting half the regions population or 1.5 million people, and forcing most families to eat insects, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported in Geneva, Switzerland. The figure is three times the number projected mid-year, with women and children comprising most of those experiencing crisis or emergency hunger conditions. The UN agency pointed out that Madagascar already has the worlds 10th highest rate of stunting, as almost half of all children under the age of five suffer…
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