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] As emerging markets like China expand, and established regions maintain growth, salmon's role in global food security and sustainable protein supply is expected to strengthen in the coming years. Claight Corporation (Expert Market Research)
• [New] Cassava is recognised in Tanzania as both a staple food crop and a prioritised commodity for commercial transformation under the Agriculture Master Plan 2050. TanzaniaInvest
• [New] The Food and Agriculture Organization projects global processed food production to increase by 40% by 2050, supported by urbanization and changing dietary preferences across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Persistence Market Research
• [New] India is among the countries facing growing risks from heat stress in agriculture. Down To Earth
• [New] Ingredion spots the convergence of sugar reduction with positive nutrition as a significant commercial opportunity. CNS Media
• [New] Improving household food security status has the potential to reduce mental disorders among US youth. PubMed
• [New] Controlled environment agriculture will continue to play an important role in global food production. Agricult Outlook
• El Nino is a massive threat to the food security of millions who are already vulnerable. UN News
• The United Nations has warned of expanding hunger and a declining ability of aid agencies to respond because of severe funding shortages.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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)
• 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
• The UNSDG2 aims to end hunger, and achieve food and nutrition security within a sustainable agricultural system by 2030. PubMed Central (PMC)
• 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)

Last updated: 24 August 2026