“ With the erratic increase in price of fuel, which incidentally is directly linked to food supply chain, the equation of achieving food security has been altered. As such, it is even more difficult to predict now that malnutrition will be reduced at a speed that we desire. Given that hunger and malnutrition are multifactorial in nature , solutions must likewise be multilevel and multisectoral. Thus, an urgent, coordinated response and scaled-up investments from the government, donors, the private sector, the UN agencies and civil society are now more crucial. The coming in of the PMNP to the Philippines is very timely” Asec. Dayanghirang addressed the audience.

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