Sustainable Development Goals - Overview

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Zero Hunger
  • Target 2.1: By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round Environmental  

    • Indicator 2.1.1: Prevalence of undernourishment Environmental   Social  

    • Indicator 2.1.2: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) Environmental   Social  

  • Target 2.2: By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons Environmental  

    • Indicator 2.2.1: Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age Environmental   Social  

    • Indicator 2.2.2: Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight) Environmental   Social  

  • Target 2.3: By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment Economic  

    • Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size Economic   Environmental   Social  

    • Indicator 2.3.2: Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous status Economic   Environmental  

  • Target 2.4: By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality Economic   Environmental   Social  

    • Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture Economic   Social  

  • Target 2.5: By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed Environmental  

    • Indicator 2.5.1: Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities Social  

    • Indicator 2.5.2: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk, not-at-risk or at unknown level of risk of extinction Social  

  • Target 2.a: Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries Economic  

    • Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures Economic  

    • Indicator 2.a.2: Total official flows (official development assistance plus other official flows) to the agriculture sector Economic  

  • Target 2.b: Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development Round Economic  

    • Indicator 2.b.1: Agricultural export subsidies Economic   Governmental  

  • Target 2.c: Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility Economic  

    • Indicator 2.c.1: Indicator of food price anomalies Economic  

Goals

  • Goal 1: A High Standard of Living, Quality of Life and Well Being for All Citizens .
    Strong   Aspiration 1.  
  • Goal 3: Healthy and Well-Nourished Citizens.
    Strong   Aspiration 1.  
  • Goal 5: Modern Agriculture for increased productivity and production.
    Strong   Aspiration 1.  
  • Goal 7: Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities.
    Weak   Aspiration 1.  
  • Goal 8: United Africa (Federal or Confederate).
    Weak   Aspiration 2.  

Targets

  • Target 1.10: Reduce 2013 levels of proportion of the population who suffer from hunger by at least 80% .
    Strong  
  • Target 1.11: Reduce stunting in children to 10% and underweight to 5%..
    Strong  
  • Target 3.7: Reduce 2013 level of prevalence of malnutrition by at least 50%.
    Strong  
  • Target 3.8: Reduce stunting to 10%.
    Strong  
  • Target 4.9: At least 5 commodity exchanges are functional .
    Strong  
  • Target 4.12: Reduce 2013 level of food imports by at least 50%..
    Weak  
  • Target 4.14: Level of intra-African trade in agricultural commodities is increased by at least 100% in real terms..
    Strong  
  • Target 4.17: Establish at least 3 commodity exchanges .
    Strong  
  • Target 5.1: Allocate a minimum of 10% annual public expenditure to agriculture and grow the sector by at least 6% per annum.
    Strong  
  • Target 5.2: Double agricultural total factor productivity.
    Strong   Strong  
  • Target 5.3: Increase youth and women participation in integrated agricultural value chains by at least 30%.
    Strong  
  • Target 5.5: Increase the proportion of farm, pastoral and fisher households are resilient to climate and weather related risks to 30%.
    Strong  
  • Target 5.8: Triple intra African Trade of agricultural commodities and services.
    Strong  
  • Target 5.9: End Hunger in Africa.
    Strong   Strong  
  • Target 5.10: Elimination of Child under nutrition with a view to bring down stunting to 10% and underweight to 5%.
    Strong  
  • Target 7.1: At least 30% of agricultural land is placed under sustainable land management practice.
    Strong   Weak  
  • Target 7.4: Genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and of wild relatives including other socio-economically as well as cultural valuables species are maintained.
    Strong   Weak  
  • Target 7.9: At least 30% of farmers, pastoralist and fisher folks practice climate resilient production systems.
    Strong  
  • Target 8.1: Free movement of persons and goods/services within REC member states is in place.
    Weak  
  • Target 8.3: Opportunities offered to REC citizens extended to other Non REC citizens .
    Weak  
  • Target 8.5: Volume of intra-African trade is at least three times the 2013 level.
    Weak  
  • Target 8.6: Volume of trade with African Island States is increased by at least 10%.
    Weak  

Indicators

  • Indicator 1.10.10: Share of households having less than two meals a day .
    Weak  
  • Indicator 1.10.11: The share of population living below minimal level of daily dietary energy.
    Weak  
  • Indicator 1.11.12: Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 .
    Weak   Weak  
  • Indicator 1.11.13: Prevalence of underweight among children under 5.
    Weak   Weak  
  • Indicator 3.7.13: % of population below minimum level of dietary and energy consumption.
    Weak   Weak  
  • Indicator 3.8.14: % of children under age 5 who are stunted .
    Weak   Strong  
  • Indicator 4.12.12: % of food imported.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 4.14.14: % increase of intra-Africa trade in agriculture commodities.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 5.1.1: % annual allocation of budget to the agriculture sector.
    Weak  
  • Indicator 5.1.2: % contribution of the agriculture sector to GDP.
    Weak   Strong  
  • Indicator 5.2.3: agricultural total production and productivity doubled.
    Weak   Strong   Strong   Strong  
  • Indicator 5.3.4: % increase of youth and women participating in intergrated agricultural value chain.
    Strong   Strong  
  • Indicator 5.5.6: % of pastoral and fisher households who are resilient to climate and weather related risk.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 5.8.10: Volume of intra-Africa Trade agricultural commodities and services in place.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 5.9.11: Hunger ended in Africa.
    Weak   Weak   Weak   Weak  
  • Indicator 5.10.12: % of children stunted.
    Weak   Weak  
  • Indicator 5.10.13: % of underweight children.
    Weak   Weak  
  • Indicator 7.1.1: % of agricultural land placed under sustainable land management practice.
    Weak   Strong  
  • Indicator 7.4.5: Diversity index (proportion of genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and of wild relatives including other socio-economically as well as cultural valuables species maintained ).
    Weak   Weak   Strong   Strong  
  • Indicator 7.9.10: % of farmers, pastoralist and fisher folks practicing climate resilient production systems.
    Weak  
  • Indicator 8.1.3: Number of obstacles on free movement of persons and goods and services reported.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 8.3.8: % of opportunities offered to RECs citizen extended to non-RECs citizens.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 8.5.11: Rate of increase of intra-African trade volume per annum.
    Strong  
  • Indicator 8.6.12: Rate of increase of volume with African Island States per annum.
    Strong  

Goals

  • Goal 1: Investing in people in least developed countries: eradicating poverty and building capacity to leave no one behind.
    Strong   Universal soci   Achieving univ   Achieving gend   Population and   Investing in y   Water, sanitat   Urbanization a   Migration and   Good and effec   Building and s  
  • Goal 2: Leveraging the power of science, technology, and innovation to fight against multidimensional vulnerabilities and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
    Weak   Access to mode   Science, techn   Promoting priv  
  • Goal 3: Supporting structural transformation as a driver of prosperity.
    Weak   Productive cap   Infrastructure   Connecting lea   Support for pr  
  • Goal 4: Enhancing international trade of least developed countries and regional integration.
    Weak   Duty-free and   Preferential r   Least develope   Technical assi   Trade-Related   Agriculture an   World Trade Or   E-commerce   Special and di   Regional integ  

Targets

  • Target 1.01.02: End hunger and malnutrition and ensure access by all people in least developed countries, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe and healthy diets through sustainable year-round food systems..
    Strong   Strong  
  • Target 1.01.03: Provide food and emergency assistance everywhere to those in need..
    Strong   Strong  
  • Target 2.01.01: Substantially increase investment from all sources in research and development, as well as human and institutional capacity-building, for least developed countries within an international enabling environment..
    Weak  
  • Target 2.02.01: Support the efforts of least developed countries to significantly improve their science, technology and innovation infrastructure and innovation capacities by 2031..
    Weak  
  • Target 3.01.01: Generate quality employment opportunities for all and increase labour productivity by 50 per cent by 2031, with particular attention given to the integration of women, young people and those in vulnerable situations..
    Weak   Weak  
  • Target 4.06.01: Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural and cotton markets, including through the elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect, consistent with the decision taken at the WTO Ministerial Conference held in Nairobi in 2015, with a view to achieving the long-term objective of substantial progressive reductions in support and protection of agricultural products.
    Strong  

Indicators

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