Achieving Zero Hunger in Africa by 2025 - Taking Stock of Progress

Key challenges in achieving the SDGs include addressing food insecurity and undernourishment in Africa. Doing so will require:

• Greater investment in agriculture and increased agricultural productivity, including through higher levels of irrigation, technology and value addition.
• Commitments made in the Maputo Protocol to allocate 10 percent of national budgets to agriculture and rural development policy should inspire the achievement of this goal.
• Building resilience to shocks, including by adapting to the effects of climate change, strengthening institutional response mechanisms and sustained and sustainable development will enable countries to deal with disasters and address food insecurity more effectively.
• There are huge data requirements for the proper monitoring of the Goals, and analysis reveals large gaps in availability and sharing. There is an urgent need to invest more in generating and disseminating reliable data at all levels to allow for efficient monitoring and reporting.
• Harmonized governance of food security and nutrition by harnessing coordination efforts across sectors and stakeholders on the continent.