How OIC nations are investing in food security
According to the World Food Program, food security is achieved when people have reliable access to sufficient, nutritious food. That might seem simple enough, but for decades, food security has meant emergency grain shipments in the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Today, with climate shocks, volatile markets, and rising populations, it has become an even more pressing issue, making urgent investment essential.
The Global Food Security Index 2022 ranks most OIC states as "weak" or "very weak." While countries such as Bahrain, the UAE, and Uzbekistan are outliers with their progress, conditions have deteriorated at the other end in countries such as Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen between 2020 and 2022.
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Muhammad Ali Bandial