Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Food security and nutrition are essential for the survival of all human beings, as appropriate physical and intellectual development according to age and good health will support full participation in economic and social development. The food consumed must be safe and contain adequate essential nutrients to prevent malnutrition, especially among the poor and those in vulnerable situations, such as people with disabilities, the elderly, and infants, as these groups face challenges in accessing safe and nutritious food in sufficient quantities. Additionally, the agricultural sector, which is a major source of food production, plays a significant role in supporting food security. Therefore, sustainable agricultural systems should be promoted that consider the quality of life of farmers, especially smallholder farmers, consumer safety, increased agricultural productivity, ecosystem balance, resource base stability, and biodiversity, as well as preparedness to cope with the impacts of climate change, disasters, and agricultural commodity price volatility. Although relevant sectors have continuously implemented measures to promote access to safe and adequately nutritious food among poor and vulnerable populations, Thailand still faces challenges in promoting correct nutritional knowledge so that consumers can change their behavior and choose to consume food
with complete essential nutrients. This results in a large number of people still experiencing malnutrition, especially overnutrition, which has continuously increased in prevalence among middle to high-income populations. In terms of creating sustainable food production systems, it is found that the area under sustainable agricultural systems in Thailand still represents a small proportion compared
to the total agricultural area in the country. Moreover, agricultural productivity increases remain below potential levels, mainly due to limitations in accessing production technology as well as information necessary for efficient production planning. Furthermore, there is a lack of necessary tools for monitoring and tracking market conditions for agricultural products, making risk management regarding prices, which affects many farmers, less efficient than it should be.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
