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6 Reasons Why WISHH’s Work Matters

Oct 09, 2014

Here are six of the many reasons why WISHH’s work on affordable, available, nutritious and delicious food and feed is so important:

  1. The 2014 “State of Food Insecurity in the World” report. The good news: WISHH1the number of people in the world that are chronically malnourished has fallen by over 100 million people in the last 10 years, with 63 countries reaching the hunger target set by the first U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG). But more work is needed: 805 million people, one in nine on the planet, are still chronically undernourished.
  1. The current eight Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015. Nutrition is a big discussion for the Post-2015 agenda.
  1. WISHH and more than 85 like-minded groups are part of the 1000 Days Movement that recognizes the importance of reducing stunting in children. Globally one in four children under the age of five is stunted.WISHH2
  1. FAO “Understanding Hunger and Malnutrition” Reminds to Eat Protein;  the FAO infographic includes “eat legumes regularly,” as well as “eat meat, poultry, eggs and fish regularly.”
  1. Annual income spent on food is highlighted by country in Washington State University’s WISHH3infographic based on USDA data.  Soy is an affordable, available, nutritious and delicious protein source.
  1. Ebola-related fears disrupt markets and livelihoods; elevated levels of food insecurity expected.