VIRTUAL EVENT: Investment Costs and Policy Action Opportunities for Reaching a World Without Hunger (SDG 2)

29-30 October 2020. "What does it take to end hunger and how much will it cost?"

October 29 / Investment Costs and Policy Action Opportunities for Reaching a World Without Hunger (SDG 2)

This study reviews the food security situation and change therein in light of recent developments, including COVID-19. It also analyses to which extent G7 countries responded to the challenge and their commitment in terms of development assistance and outlines promising investment opportunities to meet the 2030 targets.

Related literature:

•  Investment costs and policy action opportunities for reaching a world without hunger. A Study by ZEF in cooperation with FAO (96 pages)
• A Policy Brief October 12th, 2020 Ending Hunger by 2030 – policy actions and costs Joachim von Braun (ZEF), Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu (ZEF), Maximo Torero Cullen (FAO), David Laborde (IFPRI), Carin Smaller (IISD) (8 pages)    

October 30 / From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production

Africa has the potential to secure its supply of food for affordable and healthy diets from the sustainable

use of its own resources, but significant investments and policies are needed to transform this potential into reality. This study highlights a number of priority areas for investments, cooperation and policies to increase the supply and distribution of food from African crop, livestock, agro-forestry and fisheries production.

Related literature:

• Research published by ZEF and AKADEMIYA2063 (2020): From Potentials to Reality - Transforming Africa’s Food Production   Investment and policy priorities for sufficient, nutritious and sustainable food supplies. Bonn and Dakar, October 2020. A Study by ZEF. (165 pages) 

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At the conference "A World Without Hunger is Possible - What to Do" on October 13, the scientists and German Development Minister presented the results of two new studies, including those of Cornell University, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute and ZEF.