Acute levels of hunger around the world are breaking records again this year, according to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Last week Thursday at the Buhler Active Living Centre, a Canadian Foodgrains Bank presentation by Program Manager Stefan Epp-Koop took place regarding the work of the organization, networking through 15 different church-based agencies, to end hunger around the world.

Epp-Koop explained the rising number of people experiencing acute hunger around the world is growing.

"Now there are 193 million people who are acutely food insecure, who are going hungry in our world today. That number is unprecedented. It's a record number. Last year, there was only 150 million. That was also a record, but it's up 40 million since then, and we expect it to continue to grow next year. We are in a hunger crisis, that 193 million people represents a crisis around the world, in terms of levels of hunger and food insecurity."

While the stories shared in the presentation were about locations in Africa, Epp-Koop noted, there is a global need.