Year of publication 2023

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 316 p.

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Author FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO

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Publisher FAO ; IFAD ; UNICEF ; WFP ; WHO ;

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Product type Book (series)

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ISBN 978-92-5-137226-5

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Series title The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)

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Series number 2023

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Synopsis (short abstract) This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone.

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The following complementary information is available:

• Read online the full digital report
• Read the In Brief
• See the interactive story
• Check out the FAO Hunger map - Prevalence of Undernourishment 2020-2022, SDG Indicator 2.1.1
• Watch the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 video
• Watch the interview with FAO Chief Economist
• Read the Press Release: 122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
• Read the launch event presentation

Read the Regional Overviews 2022:

• Asia and the Pacific
• Europe and Central Asia
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Near East and North Africa

Read this related document:

• Access to food in 2022: filling data gaps. Results of twenty national surveys using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
• Urbanization is transforming agrifood systems across the rural–urban continuum creating challenges and opportunities to access affordable healthy diets: Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
• Analysis of food demand and supply across the rural–urban continuum for selected countries in Africa
• Variations in the subnational cost and affordability of a healthy diet for selected countries in Africa

Last updated 12/12/2023, see corrigendum

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