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A world without hunger – the world community has set this as a long-term development goal (SDG-2). By 2030 there should be no more hunger, everyone should have a sufficient and balanced diet, and agriculture should be organised sustainably so that future generations can also be fed.

This target is acutely at risk.  The number of starving people has even been rising again since 2015: Conflicts, wars and environmental catastrophes caused by climate change are occurring with ever greater frequency – which means no human right is violated more than the right to food.

Far in excess of 800 million people are suffering from hunger. On a human scale, one person in ten goes to bed hungry tonight. More than one billion people also suffer from “hidden hunger”: They are malnourished because their food lacks variety and is too low in vital nutrients. This is the situation for almost two billion people, who are not adequately nourished to lead a dignified, healthy and active life. Particularly affected: Rural regions. Three quarters of all undernourished and malnourished people live in rural regions – where there is a shortage of employment and income and where poverty rates are highest. The main cause of hunger and malnourishment is not a lack of food. Rather it is poverty, above all, which prevents people from acquiring sufficient and healthy food.