The Historical Importance of Food Security: The Path to ‘Zero Hunger’

‘Zero Hunger’ is one of the many United Nations Sustainable Development Goals goals, adopted in 2015. The aim is to end hunger on Earth by 2030. Eight years down the line from 2015, after more than half of the time gone, it becomes important to understand the progress of SDGs, particularly about hunger. Also important are the problems faced in these years in achieving zero hunger and the possible impediments to its success in the near to long-term future. The world problems such as climate change, food shortages, global pandemic-like COVID-19 and wars between nations—such as the Russia-Ukraine war, continue to roll back the progress made so far, and the future of zero hunger is bleak. In this regard, world leaders must ponder the issue at the highest level and review the success and future of a hunger-less world.