Global Food Security Index

The Global Food Security Index considers the core issues of affordability, availability, and quality across a set of 113 countries.

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Weekly Digest   Issue #15         Global Food Security Index   The Global Food Security Index considers the core issues of affordability, availability and quality across a set of 113 countries. This index is the first to examine food security comprehensively across these three internationally established dimensions. The study also looks beyond hunger to the underlying factors affecting food insecurity.   EXPLORE INDEX RESULTS →

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