> Chad ranks 73rd out of 78 countries on the Global Hunger

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> Chad ranks 73rd out of 78 countries on the Global Hunger Index* and 184th out of 187 countries on the 2014 UNDP Human Development Index*.
>87 percent of Chad's rural population lives below the poverty line.
>more than 2.4 million rural Chadians have become food insecure, of which 428,000 people are classified as severely food insecure.
>Highly unpredictable rains, periodic droughts, locust infestations and unsustainable farming practices negatively affect cereal production across the country.
>28 million dollars USD, 580,000 people will receive food assistance through food vouchers in 2015
>80% of it is desert
>Chad is listed as a failed state by the Fund for Peace (FFP)
>The United Nations' Human Development Index ranks Chad as the seventh poorest country in the world,
>Lake Chad dries up


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