The SDG of zero hunger 75 years on: Turning full circle on agriculture and nutrition

• The goal of ending hunger was set by the United Nations Hot Springs conference in 1943. • The conference proposed a multisectoral approach that integrates agriculture and nutrition. • In agriculture, the metric focused narrowly on calories. • For many decades, the agriculture and nutrition communities worked largely in isolation. • The SDG2 again emphasizes the multisectoral approach and more complete metrics of malnutrition, that offers a better foundation for accelerating progress in combating hunger in all its forms.