AbstractPeople’s lives, communities and civilisations have all been defined by constant danger. Hunger is the menace, a plague that causes weakness, despair and death in the worst-case scenarios. One of the primary common threads has been hunger throughout history, which has resulted in large-scale migration, wars, conflicts and great sacrifices.
Sinan Küfeoğlu, Küfeoğlu Sinan
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Earth observation education for Zero Hunger: A Massive Open Online Course towards achieving SDG #2 using EO [PDF]
Persisting hunger and malnourishment continue to be a problem of global concern, which recent climate change, as well as environmental and socio-economic crises and their impacts along the food chain further exacerbate. Earth observation (EO) holds the capacity to deliver large temporal and spatial coverage information that allow for better decision ...
Steinbach, Stefanie +4 more
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Metrics to Accelerate Private Sector Investment in Sustainable Development Goal 2—Zero Hunger [PDF]
Substantial investment from both the private and public sectors will be needed to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2), which focuses on ending poverty and achieving zero hunger. To harness the private sector, high quality, transparent metrics are needed to ensure that every dollar spent reaches the most marginalized segments of ...
Brown, Molly E., Molly E. Brown
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Unlocking the potential for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - 'Zero Hunger' - in Africa: targets, strategies, synergies and challenges. [PDF]
Background: The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (‘Zero Hunger’) aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Thus, a range of different strategies are needed to facilitate the achievement of SDG 2 to overcome challenges and enable ...
Atukunda P +4 more
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Current scenario and future directions for sustainable development goal 2: a roadmap to zero hunger
Naveen Kumar Arora, Arora Naveen Kumar
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Is Africa Ready for the SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Target by 2030?
In recent time, the prevalence of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity have increased in most African countries as the continent continued to experience rising number of people that are undernourished. This paper reveals the progress of African region in pursuit of SDG 2 target by 2030 considering both the global and Africa SDG threshold (rating ...
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Residential waste segregation: The interconnection with SDG 2 zero hunger
In the scientific literature, academics and practitioners have advocated the interconnection between Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) and composting. However, despite the importance of separating organic waste at home and this activity's contribution to producing quality compost, relatively few scholars have explored its interconnection with SDG ...
Luis Velazquez +5 more
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UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – Zero hunger
Agrochemicals help feed the world. Ammonia production uses huge amounts of methane and energy whilst contributing 1.8% of CO2. Green hydrogen would alleviate these problems whilst directed delivery could eliminate run off and eutrophication.
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This study focuses on the role that international logistics performance may play in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger). We conducted a confirmatory piece of research to determine the potential importance of regional logistics coordination. Secondary data concerning the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) by the World Bank and the SDG2
Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo +5 more
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SDG 2: Zero Hunger – Challenging the Hegemony of Monoculture Agriculture for Forests and People [PDF]
Key Points • A ‘business-as-usual’ approach to food production will continue to cause mass deforestation. This is detrimental for biodiversity, consequently impacting forest-dwelling communities who depend on forests for the direct provision of food.
Sunderland, Terry C.H. +7 more
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