Global Scans · Zero Hunger · Weekly Summary

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] El Nino is a massive threat to the food security of millions who are already vulnerable. UN News
• [New] The United Nations has warned of expanding hunger and a declining ability of aid agencies to respond because of severe funding shortages.
• [New] Ag 2050 next steps - scenarios to decisions identifies the near-term decisions, uncertainties and practical actions that will shape Australian agriculture in the coming years in the areas of sovereign security, resilience, trusted sustainability reporting and agricultural innovation. Mirage News
• [New] By 2050, the transformation of food systems towards healthy diets (adoption of the EAT-Lancet reference diet), improved productivity and halving of food waste results in a fundamental restructuring of global agriculture, aspects of which break with historical trends. Nature
• [New] Starvation imposed by Israel through blockade and siege have further caused the death of Palestinian children and severely impacted the health of many others, depriving them of essential nutrition and increasing disease risks amid reduced immunization, food insecurity and destroyed health services. Question of Palestine
• [New] Poultry production in Ethiopia has significant potential to serve as a vital source of animal protein, contributing to improved food and nutrition security. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Conflict in the Middle East, along with weather extremes and reductions in both official development assistance and humanitarian funding threaten to undermine recent progress towards ending global hunger. UN News
• [New] The UNSDG2 aims to end hunger, and achieve food and nutrition security within a sustainable agricultural system by 2030. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] There is a need for transformational innovation within the existing food system to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 of ending hunger within a sustainable agricultural system by 2030. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and ports could shut down grain exports via the Black Sea in the near future, pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East. MarineLink
• [New] Disruptions to shipping in the Black Sea caused by Ukrainian attacks on dry cargo vessels and port infrastructure pose a direct threat to global food security. MarineLink
• [New] The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz will have an effect on food production, crop yields and hunger. UN News
• [New] World hunger and food insecurity are inextricably linked between social inequality and access to healthy food options; therefore, the key to replacing ASFs within the food system will be the availability and affordability of any alternative protein source. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] As the most populous country in the world, China faces a particularly acute threat to food security. Frontiers
• [New] The 2026 Middle East conflict, along with weather extremes and the reductions in official development assistance and humanitarian funding, are threatening to undermine the progress made to end global hunger. World Health Organization: WHO
• [New] Given the increasing projections of food-insecure population by 2030 worldwide, revealing the underlying characteristics of successful agri-food exports is urgently needed as it will ensure progress towards UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger. Nature
• [New] By 2035, the United States, the Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, China, and Australia are projected to be the leading exporters of global agriculture and food trade, following current trends closely. Nature
• Iran's attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have put a stranglehold on exports of oil and raw materials for fertiliser, sending energy prices soaring and raising the risk of a food security crisis in some of the world's most vulnerable countries. Al Jazeera
• The global population will reach 9.7 billion by 2050, increasing fertilizer demand by nearly 50% to ensure food security. Persistence Market Research
• Urban agriculture could supply up to 10% of global vegetable demand if scaled effectively. Market Data Forecast

Last updated: 10 August 2026