Despite great strides in food security, the Asia Pacific region still has 490 million people suffering from chronic hunger. This constitutes two-thirds of all hungry people in the world, numbering at least 730 million. The 2015 Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Asia and Pacific of the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization also said that besides undernutrition, the region continues to see a rising number of cases of stunting, micronutrient deficiencies, calorie consumption deficiency, and obesity.
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