Our Scans · (LF.2) Zero Hunger · Weekly Summary

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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] FAO's Abebe Haile-Gabriel calls for investments and enabling policies to create formal jobs and expand social protections, arguing that supporting women will strengthen both food security and resilience. Food Tank
• [New] By 2025, AI-driven solutions will ensure better crop yields, safer food, personalized nutrition, and reduced waste. learnaitools.in
• [New] Sternchemie's Rabeler expects precision fermentation, cellular agriculture, and fully functional proteins to transform the F & B sector in the next five to ten years. CNS Media
• [New] In Southeast Asia in particular, food security could be severely affected, rice production, among others, is under threat. The Jakarta Post
• [New] Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture announced the 10/9 start of 2025's olive harvest season, unfortunately expecting a low yield due to weather, access restrictions, and settler violence. JVP Health Advisory Council
• [New] In many Global South countries, the state of healthcare is dire with high levels of infant and maternal mortality, crushing poverty and lack of opportunity, inadequate nutrition, severe shortage of resources, lack of access to clean water, and frequent disease outbreak. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Increases in health care costs for Medicare recipients, cuts to nutrition assistance programs, and the redirection of public school funding collectively threaten the stability and opportunity structures within low-income communities. Equitable Growth
• [New] Pakistan is staring down the barrel of a food security emergency that could ripple through every layer of its economy. UkrAgroConsult
• [New] The agricultural sector now operates within the reality of global climate shifts that threaten food security, farmer livelihoods, and environmental sustainability. Farmonaut
• [New] Global meat consumption is projected to rise by around 1.4% annually, highlighting the need for alternatives such as cellular agriculture, which enables the production of animal-derived food products in vitro through tissue engineering. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Global lithium demand is forecasted to grow by 88% by 2025, fueling innovation in energy and agriculture technologies. Farmonaut
• The vertical farming sector is set to become an essential pillar of modern, urban-centric, and sustainable agriculture by 2033. openpr
• Meaningful change and strengthening food security could help millions of Australians well into the future. The Conversation
• In 2025, at least 14 million children would experience interruptions in vital nutrition support and services due to current and anticipated funding cuts, putting them at increased risk of severe malnutrition and death. OHCHR
• Momentum towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals tied to food and agriculture remains uneven, with worsening gaps across key metrics. Just Food
• Tackling post-harvest loss could help solve world hunger. Hakai Magazine

Last updated: 13 October 2025