Goal 2: Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Although the situation has improved in numerous countries, many people still suffer from hunger and malnutrition around world. Undernourishment affects nearly 800 million people worldwide – most of them women and children. The aim of the 2030 Agenda is to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition around the world within the next 15 years. Besides aiming to eliminate hunger, Goal 2 includes a target on ending all forms of malnutrition. Food quality is just as important as food quantity. Goal 2 also incorporates economic aspects, such as doubling the agricultural productivity and income of small-scale farmers by 2030. Furthermore, it features provisions on sustainable agriculture to prevent increased food production from harming the environment.
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