Nairobi, March 13 -- Kenya's hunger ranking has improved to stand at 90 in the 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI), dropping from 94 in the prior year.

However, the report still describes the country's hunger situation as serious. Researchers define hunger as not just a lack of food, but also unbalanced food.

"In the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Kenya ranks 90th out of the 125 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2023 GHI scores. With a score of 22, Kenya has a level of hunger that is serious," the report read in part.

The prevalence of severe food insecurity highlights the challenges Kenyans face to put food on the table. About 27.8 percent of the population suffers from inadequate access to food.

The increase in hunger also resulted ...