2 million poor people in Kyrgyzstan spend 70 percent of their income on food: WFP

AKIPRESS.COM - 2 million poor people in Kyrgyzstan spend 70 percent of their income on food, said World Food Programme Country Director for Kyrgyz Republic Andrea Bagnoli at the summit in Bishkek on June 14. The pandemic showed that welfare system was not ready to support the vulnerable, the population of Kyrgyzstan is an example, he said.
"In Kyrgyzstan, about 2 million people live in poverty, these people spend up to 70 percent of their total income on food," he said.
Bagnoli said a major summit on food systems will take place in New York City in September 2021.