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Severe food insecurity reaches 8.3% in Cape Verde

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In Cape Verde, the share of the population facing severe food insecurity rose from 5.6% in 2022 to 8.3% in 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics. Moderate or severe food insecurity also increased, from 31.9% to 32.2%, according to the institute’s statistical report on the Sustainable Development Goals.

The prevalence of severe food insecurity in Cape Verde rose from 5.6% in 2022 to 8.3% in 2024, according to Cape Verde’s National Institute of Statistics (INE), cited by Expresso das Ilhas.

Moderate or severe food insecurity also increased, from 31.9% in 2022 to 32.2% in 2024. It had fallen since 2018, when it affected 41.1% of the population, the statistical report on the Sustainable Development Goals published by INE says. The report notes a reversal of the downward trend in severe food insecurity between 2018 and 2024.

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