The effects of food insecurity and hunger in Algeria

Located in North Africa, Algeria is home to approximately 43 million people. Of those 43 million, 23% were living below the global poverty line, according to a 2006 estimate by the CIA World Factbook. Primarily composed of desert land, Algerians rely predominantly on food imports from other countries. Only a mere 17.4% of Algeria’s total amount of land…

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