A New Food Economy, Rooted in Progress

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A New Food Economy, Rooted in Progress

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Data for Development

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44 percent

of the world's population lives on less than $6.85 per day, the poverty line for upper-middle-income countries.

Source: World Bank (2024), Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report

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733 million

people globally suffered from malnutrition in 2023, a sharp increase since 2019.

Source: FAO (2024), State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World

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80+ percent

of the global population without access to electricity lives in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: World Bank (2024), Tracking SDG7

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850 million

people globally lack any official form of identification.

Source: World Bank, ID4D Global Dataset

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