Agriculture must meet the challenges of hunger and malnutrition and reach Zero Hunger against a backdrop of population growth, increased pressure on and losses of natural resources, especially soil, biodiversity and water, and the risks associated with climate change, poverty and urbanization. While past efforts focused on boosting agriculture to produce more food, today's challenge is to tackle the root causes of hunger and malnutrition through transformative changes on the way we produce, distribute and consume nutritious food that contributes to health diets.



