Despite Gains, Millions Go Hungry

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Trends in Undernutrition in Developing Countries, 1969-2010

According to FAO projections, the chronically undernourished portion of the Earth’s population is expected to decrease over the next decade or so by more than 10 percent from current levels. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/hunger.html.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The State of Food and Agriculture, 1996 (FAO, Rome, 1996), Figure 13.1, p. 271.