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] In spite of efforts to meet the zero hunger challenge, global hunger has been increasing even before the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations has warned, putting its Zero Hunger 2030 target in doubt.
• [New] The USDA will stimulate innovation so that American agriculture can achieve the goal of increasing production by 40% while cutting the environmental footprint of U.S. agriculture in half by 2050.
• [New] Direct federal payments to farmers are forecast to hit $37.2bn in 2020, the US Department of Agriculture said, the bulk of which will come from ad hoc disaster programmes including a scheme to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic.
• [New] Global IoT in Agriculture Market valued approximately USD 16.5 billion in 2017 is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 14.50% over the forecast period 2018-2025.
• The Decade will offer a unique opportunity for the private sector and science to work together to increase ocean knowledge and shape it into sustainable solutions for society's 21st Century challenges, from climate change to food security.
• The global Artificial Intelligence in agriculture market is witnessing a CAGR of 26.2% during the period 2019-2024.
• Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets.
• USDA is working to stimulate innovation so that American agriculture can achieve the goal of increasing production by 40% while cutting the environmental footprint of U.S. agriculture in half by 2050.
• The global artificial intelligence in agriculture market generated a revenue of $1091.9 million in 2019 and is projected to reach the mark of $3807.3 million by 2024, at a whopping CAGR of 28.38% during the forecast period 2019-2024.
• More than 3.2 million people are facing acute food security that threatens their health, and more than half of all Yemeni children under the age of five could be malnourished by the end of 2020, a health emergency that would affect them for the rest of their lives.
• The US Department of Agriculture has scaled up its estimate for India's cotton output in 2020-21 (Aug-Jul) to 29.7 mln bales from 28.5 mln bales projected the previous month.
• As other industries such as energy and agriculture reduce their share of emissions, cement production may account for nearly a quarter of all human-driven CO2 emissions by 2050.
• Cellular agriculture as well as 3D printing might offer a surprising solution for the future to meet a 28% increase in demand for food production by 2050, as well as to reduce waste and negative impact on the earth.
• The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects US corn growers to receive an average of $3.10 per bushel (€103 per ton) for the 2020 harvest.
• The Global Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture market accounted for $0.65 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $4.43 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 23.7% during the forecast period.
• With the right social protection policies and long-term investments to build sustainable and resilient food systems, governments can not only avert a COVID-19 hunger crisis, but put the UN goal to end hunger by 2030 back on track.
• Agriculture will provide many opportunities for economic growth and job creation in the coming years, particularly in Africa.
• Agriculture Organisations (FAO) show that almost all scenarios highlight an increase in the number of people that will face hunger and undernourishment in the coming decades to 2050.
• The US Department of Agriculture has maintained its estimate for corn production in the US for the 2020-21 marketing year, which runs from September to August, at the record high estimated in May at 15.995 billion bushels, or 406.29 million mt.
• UK labour shortages could stunt meat industry growth and create food security risks, but butchers and EU workers offer vital skills pools.
• The Caribbean, while making progress, is off track to achieve the hunger reduction target of the SDGs by 2030: by 2030, 6.6 million people will live with hunger in that area.
• The food security and livelihoods of 5.6 million people could be affected by the impact of COVID-19 during June-August 2020, nearly doubling from the pre-COVID - 19 baseline.

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Last updated: 20 September 2020