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Private sector invests USD 440 million to achieve SDG2
The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge today released its latest Biennial Accountability Report – “From Pledge to Action” . The report found that between 2021 and 2024, private sector companies deployed USD 440 million in 40 priority countries, to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger . Despite multiple crises around the world and volatility across sectors, companies are demonstrating tangible actions to end global hunger and malnutrition. The Zero Hunger Priva
Nov 193 min read


New evidence mapping on agroforestry shows need for a more holistic approach
Deforestation combined with intensive agricultural practices – such as monocultures and the widespread use of agrochemicals –is driving biodiversity losses and climate change. Agroforestry, which integrates trees with crops and/or livestock, aims to reverse these trends. Agroforestry has been proposed as a sustainable solution with positive outcomes on climate change mitigation (CCM), climate change adaptation (CCA) and biodiversity. However, what is the evidence of agrofores
Nov 52 min read


What is the cost to transform food systems in Cambodia?
In the past 20 years, agriculture and food systems in Cambodia have undergone one of the most rapid transformations in history. Driven by...
Oct 64 min read


Agrifood transformation in Madagascar: examining the priorities and the costs
Researchers from Hesat2030, together with the Zero Hunger Coalition and national stakeholders, have developed an evidence-based,...
Sep 104 min read


Preview of the Food Security & Nutrition Aid Analyser
The UN Food Systems Summit+4 served as a backdrop to the soft launch of the Food Security and Nutrition Aid Analyser. David Laborde,...
Aug 13 min read


Beyond hunger: how countries can achieve climate, gender, and nutrition outcomes
By Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chair of the Zero Hunger Coalition and the African Union's Special Envoy on Food Systems Despite shrinking aid...
Jul 243 min read


Getting back on track to end hunger
The world is not on track to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – Zero hunger - by 2030. After rising between 2019-2021, the...
May 224 min read


Avanzar2030 launches second phase of work focusing on evidence-based solutions for Honduras and Colombia
Avanzar2030 has officially begun the next phase of its work, focusing on two key research projects: conditional agricultural credit...
Apr 303 min read
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