in contrast the mediumterm outlook predicts that the absolute number of undernourished people in africa will remain relatively stable whereas in india falls in undernourishment are expected to occur but at a later point while incomes are increasing across the asean region so too are populations with a rapidlygrowing population the absolute number of undernourished people in the philippines for example actually rises even though the undernourished share of the total population falls figure such differences mean that food security will remain a concern for a number of countries in asean over the medium term