Country roadmaps
Food systems are under pressure. Climate shocks, food price inflation and surging malnutrition.
Hunger is higher today than it was 10 years ago.
​Yet the global community can end hunger and poverty – nutritiously, equitably and sustainably – in the next decade.
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Researchers from Hesat2030, together with the Zero Hunger Coalition and national governments, have developed a series of evidence-based, investment-ready roadmaps to tackle these challenges. The roadmaps present a costed portfolio of interventions tailored to national priorities with the aim of achieving five linked outcomes:
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​By acknowledging the complexity of systems, these roadmaps deliver multiple outcomes. They address trade-offs between limiting greenhouse gas emissions while improving nutrition and increasing productivity without further deforestation or biodiversity loss.
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It is a unique exercise that integrates country priorities with evidence and economic modelling to achieve five outcomes simultaneously. The portfolios of interventions are based on evidence, acquired through an AI-powered literature review and economic modelling, from researchers in Hesat2030 combined with participatory, country-led interventions.
Achieving SDG 2 is possible but will require additional resources from countries and development partners.
The additional public expenditure required to implement these roadmaps ranges from approximately US $1.9 billion in Zambia to US $4.5 billion in Madagascar. While the financial landscape is constrained, inaction will only drive up costs further. These roadmaps - and their additional costs - offer a clear path towards sustainable food systems and an end to hunger and malnutrition.
This can be achieved through better alignment between government and donor investments, between short-term funding cycles and long-term transformation goals, and across delivery systems offer an opportunity to secure resources.
These country roadmaps help inform policy makers and the donor community on how to prioritise their investments for maximum impact.
The country roadmaps provide national governments and development partners with a structured framework to guide investment in hunger eradication, nutrition, agricultural productivity, gender equity, and climate resilience.
Their success has depended on a solid scientific methodology developed by Hesat2030, strong country engagement and renewed momentum across key stakeholder groups. The challenge now is to ensure that these roadmaps move beyond planning into real-world results. Future success will depend on sustained collaboration, effective financing, and accountability for outcomes.