Hunger

Over 800 million people worldwide experience extreme hunger and malnutrition, snaring them in a cycle of low productivity and disease that creates a major barrier to human progress and sustainable development. Ending hunger by 2030 is not just a matter of providing food to populations in need. It will require significant investments in rural and urban food systems to expand sustainable agriculture, improve health support, and to build durable distribution networks.

Our work to improve food and feed production for humans and livestock, particularly in Africa, is helping to secure livelihoods, enhance socio-economic status, and improve rural economies. And in the face of climate change, diminishing soil productivity, and growing water scarcity, we are leading innovative efforts to improve resource access and management for farmers.

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Tsunakan Journal Highlights Sustainable Food Systems

The publication featured an article by UNU-IAS experts on sustainable food systems to address climate change and biodiversity loss.

20 Oct 2024

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Session Explores Landscape Approaches for Food System Transformation

A session of the 16th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific discussed the potential of SEPLS to make food systems more sustainable.

19 Sep 2024

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Can Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) Promote Sustainable Food Systems? Linking Science and Practice

ONLINE: This session at the 2024 International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific will discuss how SEPLS can advance sustainability in global food systems.

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UNU-FLORES receives eku Future Prize for Environment to conduct study on Vertical Farming

SMEKUL awarded UNU-FLORES the "eku Future Prize for Energy, Climate, Environment in Saxony" in Science category.

18 Mar 2024