FAO – 21% OF ARMENIANS SUFFER MALNUTRITION
Panorama.am
17:09 12/12/2008
In 2003-2005 21% of Armenian people suffered malnutrition, is
written in "Need for Food in World" report 2008 of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. According to the
report in 1990-1992 1.6 million people or 46% in Armenia suffered
malnutrition, in 1995-1997 – 1.1 million or 24% and in 2003-2005 –
0.6 million or 21%.
Regarding our neighbor country Azerbaijan the image of the figures
is as following – 1990-1992 – 2 million people (27%), 1995-1997 –
2.1 million (27%), 2003-2005 – 1 million (12%).
According to the report today 963 million people of the world suffer
from starvation. 26% of people don’t manage to feed their families
as needed.
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