The acute global impacts of climate change, the onset COVID-19, and the conflict in the Ukraine have exposed the present cracks in the food systems around the world. Combating hunger and malnutrition, and improving the functioning of food systems, are now an even greater priority of national and international policymakers around the world than they were when the UN Sustainable Development Goals were announced in 2015.

We invite you to read exceptional work from researchers working relentlessly towards reducing world hunger, offering insights which form the backbone of change towards reforming global food systems. Whether in biotechnology or in geography, whether in agronomy or in economics, whether in nutrition or in international law, here you'll find a selection of publications and blogs that highlights this commitment to addressing SDG 2.

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Expert Blogs

Boon Chin Tan

Senior lecturer and deputy director in the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) at the University of Malaya

Editorial board member of Discover Food

"Environmental stress from climate change and agricultural activity threaten global food production, posing a severe threat to food security." Read the interview

Sheryl L Hendriks

Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

Editorial Board Member of BMC Public Health

"Even in the international domain, SDG2 is often incorrectly labelled ‘ending hunger’ – only one element of SDG2. " Read the interview

Charis M. Galanakis

Adjunct Professor of Taif University (Saudi Arabia) in Agricultural Sciences, and the Research and Innovation Director of Galanakis Laboratories, Chania, Greece.

Editor-in-Chief of Discover Food

"Over the last year, [Dr. Galanakis] has been leading efforts on depicting the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food sector and environment, publishing relevant scientific articles." Read the interview

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Blue Food

The Blue Food Assessment, a collaboration between the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Stanford University in partnership with EAT, brings together over 100 researchers to explore the role that aquatic foods can play in building healthy, sustainable and equitable food systems.

Global biodiversity policy post-2020

Biodiversity is being lost globally, at devastating rates. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will finalise a global biodiversity conservation framework for 2020-2050.

Bioactive proteins and peptides

Bioactive proteins and peptides are considered as important ingredients in functional foods, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. The aim of the special issue is to provide innovative, original research and comprehensive reviews that reflect the latest developments in the field.

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The Springer Nature Communities support our SDG Programme. Read recently published posts from researchers working to solve SDG2 related challenges.

Smallholder farmers’ traditional knowledge drives genomics-assisted breeding for local adaptation

As the world faces interconnected environmental, nutritional and climatic crises, there is the need to find new paths ensuring sustainable farming systems.

We can now make cities naturally safe from supply chain shocks

An accurate and science-based model using supply chain diversity to ensure the resilience of a city's food supply against shocks.

Nature: Crop Maps to Help Tackle Hidden Hunger

A recent study shows that the nutritional quality of the diets of people in Ethiopia and Malawi is influenced strongly by where they happen to live in those countries.

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SDG 2: Zero Hunger

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Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds in food

Sustainable Food Systems and Urban Food Policies

Biopolymer-Based Films and Coatings for Food Packaging

Fruits and vegetable microbiomes and their important interactions for global food production

Crop Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development

Expert Blogs

Boon Chin Tan

Sheryl L Hendriks

Charis M. Galanakis

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Understanding earth system interactions is key to sustainable food production

Legumes matter: quantifying to what extent legumes benefit rotations

Teaching crop plants how to concentrate CO2

Japan's unique approach to nutrition

Testimonies from value chain actors who have been part of the Africa Food Prize

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