Analysis of the food and nutrition security situation in North Africa

حويشيتي رشيد

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Analysis of the food and nutrition security situation in North Africa

Authors:

حويشيتي رشيد

Publisher:

Université Saad Dahlab de Blida

Journal:

AGROBIOLOGIA Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.2609-2616

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001399855

pISSN:

2507-7627

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Description of the subject: The present paper aimed to review the actual food and nutritional security situation in North African countries, through the analysis of the main indicators of food security. 

Objective : The objective is to understand the overall food security situation in this region

Methods : Analysis of food and nutrition security indicators. 

Results : Food availability is generally sufficient, however 4.15% of the population suffer from undernourishment. Furthermore, the nutritional situation is alarming for some population fractions. For instance, 17.82% of children under 5 years are stunted, 6.22% suffer from wasting and 31.88% of women at childbearing age have anemia. However, obesity in adults and overweight in child were 28.92% and 14.30% respectively.

Conclusion : Improving the situation of food and nutritional security in North Africa requires additional efforts from decision-makers in these countries for improving economic access to food, ensuring balanced diet, increasing public awareness about healthy nutrition, reducing risks linked to food dependence and upgrading scientific research to meet future challenges, in particular climate changes and its impacts on local food production.

Keywords : Anemia; Food and nutritional security; North Africa; Stunting; Undernourishment.

Article Details

Analysis of the food and nutrition security situation in North Africa

Authors: حويشيتي رشيد

Publisher: Université Saad Dahlab de Blida

Journal: AGROBIOLOGIA Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.2609-2616

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001399855

pISSN: 2507-7627

Anemia

Food and nutritional security

North Africa

Stunting

Undernourishment

Issues

Authors:

حويشيتي رشيد

Publisher:

Université Saad Dahlab de Blida

Journal:

AGROBIOLOGIA Vol.11 Issue 2, pp.2609-2616

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001399855

pISSN:

2507-7627