Amidst the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, the conflict in Ukraine, an economic slowdown, rising food inflation and income inequality which have prevented hitting the targets established to meet SDG 2 of ending hunger, Guyana stands as a beacon of hope.
This was revealed in the 2023 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report on the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which highlighted Guyana as being one of the countries in South America with the lowest prevalence of undernourishment.
According to the report, in South America, the Plurinational State of Bolivia had the highest prevalence of hunger at 19.4%, followed by Venezuela with 17.9% and Ecuador 13.9%, representing 2.3 million, 5.1 million and 2.5 million people, respectively.
According to the report, among the countries with the lowest prevalence of undernourishment in the subregion, were Brazil with 4.7%, Argentina 3.2%, Chile 2.5%, and Guyana and Uruguay both below 2.5%.
