The Studies and Economic Media Center SEMC has warned of a real food crisis in Yemen amid an acute fuel shortage, power outages and price hikes largely blamed on shortages.

In a field study, the Center found that the living conditions of tens of thousands have deteriorated, with many entering the stage of hunger as they can't afford basic food requirements.

The prices of basic foodstuffs such as wheat, flour, sugar and milk increased by 40-60 per cent, water prices by 202 per cent and transport prices by 60 per cent, the study found.

In addition, the fuel prices climbed unreasonably by 900 per cent, surpassing global prices and leading to increasing prices of other materials and services.

All this cause serious food difficulties for 9 million of the Yemeni people, it said, warning that such difficulties will result in mental effects and social unrest in the coming period.

The SEMC urged the parties which manage the country's affairs to bear their legal and moral responsibilities towards what seems to be a real economic collapse in Yemen where the poorest groups remain most vulnerable to unrest and conflicts consequences.