Mano Ganesan: Food Insecurity
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CORRECT: Food insecurity in Sri Lanka is highest in the estate sector at 51%, while it is 43% in the urban sector and 34% in the rural sector. The World Bank has reported that the country’s poverty rate has climbed to 26% and is at 53% in the estates.
Mano Ganesan, Daily Mirror, 21 November 2022
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