Zero Hunger

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] Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S. are estimated to face the greatest threats to natural habitats and biodiversity from expanding animal agriculture to replace wild meat.
[New] Most of the forests that we have lost have been cleared for agriculture, and the pressure to create more and more agricultural land continues to grow as the world gears up to feed a population expected to rise to at least 9 billion people by 2050.
[New] Treasury seems to be taking Waldron's warning about Beijing's food security concerns to heart and looking at making wine from Chinese grapes after experimenting with a red grape/rice wine blend a few years ago.
[New] 5G network infrastructure will be a key asset to support societal transformation in Europe, enabling the Fourth Industrial Revolution and impacting multiple industries, such as automotive, healthcare, utilities, and agriculture.
[New] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that between 90 and 140 million people will be pushed into undernourishment as a result of the economic and social disruption caused by COVID-19, which has added to the already pressing problem of global food insecurity.
[New] China will push forward rural land reforms in a cautious manner as it tries to balance bolstering food security, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, with economic growth.
[New] EU-AU support needs to be directed towards digital apps that provide logistical support to reduce transaction costs in finding buyers and offer opportunities for farmers to diversify production.
[New] The loss of animal pollinators, critical to more than 75% of food crops, including many fruit and vegetables and cash crops such as coffee, cocoa and almonds, threatens annual global crop output worth between US$ 235 billion and US$ 577 billion.
[New] There are increasing rainfall and malaria risks in East Africa, increasing water stress and decreasing agricultural growing periods North Africa, severe flood risks in coastal settlements in West Africa and increased food insecurity, malaria risks and water stress in Southern Africa.
[New] Spending on AI technologies and solutions alone in Agriculture is predicted to grow from $1 billion in 2020 to $4 billion in 2026, attaining a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 25.5%, according to Markets & Markets.
[New] Applying big data, AI and digital technology in areas like mobility, manufacturing, agriculture, energy and buildings can result in a 10 to 20% reduction in global carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
[New] Researchers at the US Department of Agriculture are studying ways to boost hemp production and profitability for growers, and are collecting the first national statistics on domestic hemp production, to be ready by 2022.
[New] ING expects inflation to average 4.05% in 2021, above the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' target range of 2 to 4% driven by a spike in food prices due to the local African Swine Fever outbreak as well as the impact of typhoons on agricultural output.
[New] Fragmented and dispersed global-sourcing operations sometimes makes supply chains opaque, and research shows the risk of exploitative labor practices increases greatly in activities such as extraction of raw material and agricultural work, as they support other industries.
[New] Developing countries account for about 80% of the projected increase in world demand for grains, oilseeds, and meats, and most of the growth in cotton consumption.
With the world population expected to grow to over 10 billion people by 2050, coupled with climate change, competition for water resources is rapidly increasing, having a particular impact on agriculture.
Growing global demand from food processors and consumers for accountability for the full lifecycle of produce is developing new access opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Mexico's concern for the health of its citizens has triggered fear in the United States for the health of agricultural exports, especially Bayer's glyphosate products.
The rise in global temperatures, linked to increasing pressures on fertile soil, risks jeopardizing food security for the planet.
Biden's plan to make agriculture carbon neutral could lead to new opportunities for hemp farmers.
The ongoing pandemic's effects should remind all stakeholders that agriculture must be gender transformative if there is any chance for sub-Saharan Africa to achieve zero hunger by 2030 as per goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In the longer term, exports of high-value agricultural products are expected to continue to outpace the growth in bulk commodities through fiscal year 2030.

Last updated: 28 February 2021

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