The United Nations SDG 2: No Hunger

In 2015, the United Nations put together a list of 17 goals to be achieved by 2030 related to global development which works as a blueprint for a better, sustainable future for all and is collectively called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)The second SDG, Zero Hunger aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition as well as promote sustainable agriculture, by 2030.

Sadly, the statistics on this topic do not portray a pretty picture with one in ten individuals suffering from hunger, globally. The war between Ukraine and Russia has created food shortages in some poor countries. Indeed, the road ahead is tough and to get a better picture we need to take a closer look at the sub-goals under this SDG. 

1. Universal access to safe and nutritious food

2. Ending all forms of malnutrition

3. Doubling productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers

4. Ensuring sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices

5. Maintaining the genetic diversity in food production

6. Investing in rural infrastructure, agricultural research, technology, and gene banks

7. Preventing agricultural trade restrictions, market distortions and export subsidies

8. Guaranteeing stable food commodity markets as well as timely access to information

These sub-goals provide an overview of the various multifaceted areas that need to be worked upon to improve the accessibility of nutritious food, improve sustainable agricultural practices, as well as invest in rural infrastructure.

Apart from these, the fulfilment of this SDG goal would especially be crucial as this would help directly or indirectly fulfilling most of the SDGs. Ensuring safe food for all will help to improve the country’s economy, alleviate poverty, and eliminate inequalities. Some of the SDGs that would directly be affected include- no poverty, zero hunger, health and well-being for all, etc.

Based on these, individuals, organisations, and governments across the globe need to base their strategies on the goals as well as sub-goals to bring in a focussed approach to the eradication of social evils in specific communities.

In this series of articles, we will discuss each of the SDGs in detail to understand the role of countries and stakeholders to fulfil these sustainable development goals.