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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

  • [New] A third of all agricultural land in England is tenanted; it is important that the tenant farming sector is supported to take advantage of the opportunities that nature markets provide. GOV.UK
  • [New] The UN agency head insisted that all options were being explored to alleviate the hunger crisis in northern Gaza, including air drops, but they will never deliver the necessary volume that road access can. UN News
  • [New] With climate change and growing global populations posing increasing threats to food security, the quest for agricultural sustainability and the resilience of crop yields becomes paramount. phys.org
  • [New] The extent to which countries increase crop production through unsustainable irrigation expansion will have important implications for the food self-sufficiency of nations as well as global food security, given the growing reliance of many countries on food imports. Nature
  • [New] 47 million people across 54 countries are experiencing emergency levels of hunger or worse - and risk being pushed into famine soon. Sky News
  • [New] Australia's farm, fisheries and forestry sectors are set to rebound in 2024-25, with the latest Agricultural Commodities and Australian Crop reports predicting that the gross value of production in 2024-25 will again increase after poor seasonal conditions affected outcomes in 2023-24. Sheep Central
  • [New] Soil erosion and land degradation pose a major threat to global food security and to the achievement of the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals, compromising the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people around the world. Urban Ark Technologies
  • [New] 2024 could represent a decisive year for Latin America and the Caribbean to make progress in combating hunger and malnutrition and achieving more resilient and sustainable production systems. Inter Press Service
  • [New] Households in central and northern Malawi are expected to experience None (IPC Phase 1) outcomes, with parts of some districts such as Salima and Nkhotakota in central Malawi and Karonga in northern Malawi registering Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and Crisis (IPC Phase 3) food security outcomes. Fews Net
  • [New] Climate change is currently impacting agricultural productivity and could eventually pose a considerable risk to global food security. SciTechDaily
  • [New] Countries as distant as India and Morocco, or Pakistan and Algeria, could simultaneously face the scourge of locust plagues, posing a grave threat to global food security. The Stute
  • [New] As the agri-food sector evolves, its ability to adapt to both immediate and long-term challenges will be essential to ensuring food security, sustainability, and economic vitality across the UK. FoodManufacture.co.uk
  • [New] Through the $50 million Emergency Food Security Response project, 329,000 smallholder farmers in Central Africa Republic have received seeds, farming tools and training in agricultural and post-harvest techniques to boost crop production and become more resilient to climate and conflict risks. ReliefWeb
  • [New] The actual risk of hunger in response to agricultural price increases or mean food consumption decreases is difficult to elucidate due to the complex nature of hunger and poverty. ScienceDaily
  • [New] France's hunger for frogs' legs is destructive to nature and endangering amphibians in Asia and south-east Europe, a group of scientists and vets have warned. The Guardian
  • [New] The realization of the right to food as a human right, and the success of the UN's pledge to eradicate hunger by 2030, will rely on international cooperation and a balance between liberalising trade and protecting states' agricultural industries. University of Portsmouth
  • [New] Only limited aid has reached Gaza's north, where the UN's World Food Programme has warned that hunger has reached catastrophic levels in northern Gaza, where aid has been limited. IOL
  • [New] Nearly 11 months since Sudan's rival generals declared war, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering the world's worst hunger crisis. UN News
  • [New] The recent pandemic and unstable global situation have caused soaring prices of agricultural materials and stagnated exports, threatening the stable supply of food. MarketScreener
  • [New] As global demand for food is predicted to increase due to population growth and economic development, there are concerns that advancing climate change will have a serious impact on agricultural production. MarketScreener
  • [New] The positive results of durian and the agricultural sector lead to the expectation that China will open up sustainable mainstream channels for many Vietnamese agricultural products. Krishak Jagat
  • Canada has the potential to lead in diversifying food production and exporting various cell ag products, contributing to national food security and economic growth. Torys LLP

Last updated: 18 March 2024



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