The relationship between food security and sustainable development: an analytical reading of the 2021 FAO report

Abstract

This study aims to determine the parameters of the relationship between food security and sustainable development goals, as well as to know the extent of progress in achieving food security requirements in accordance with the sustainable development goals and the most important challenges facing the achievement of those requirements, To achieve the objectives of the study, data from the FAO report for the year 2021 were used.

The study found that there is insufficient progress in food security indicators, which indicates that the relevant sustainable development goals are far from being achieved at the global level by 2030. There are also a number of challenges facing the realization of these requirements, and these challenges are increasing with the outbreak of the virus. The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to contain it. Finally, the study presented a number of recommendations, the most important of which was urging countries and governments to develop integrated solutions for policies, investments and legislation that would enable them to face these challenges