Dominica: Sharp rise in food insecurity in the Caribbean, survey finds

27 April 2022
Countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands
Source: World Food Programme

An estimated 2.8 million people or nearly 40 percent of the population in the English-speaking Caribbean is food insecure, 1 million more than in April 2020 according to a joint CARICOM/WFP survey.