End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Olufunke Cofie, Adesola Olaleye, Birhanu Zemadim, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi,
Chapter 4 - Current status of agricultural water management in Africa: progress, challenges, and opportunities,
Editor(s): Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Aidan Senzanje, Olufunke Cofie,
Agricultural Water Management in Africa,
Academic Press,
2026,
Pages 69-85,
ISBN 9780443215841,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21584-1.00014-4.
The article directly connects agricultural water management (AWM) to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), emphasizing that effective water management is crucial for achieving food security and agricultural transformation in Africa. The policy agenda outlined aligns with both Agenda 2063 and SDG 2, highlighting how accelerated, context-specific AWM can unlock substantial gains in food security, climate resilience, and rural livelihoods. The connection is reinforced through specific targets mentioned in the introduction, where water management is explicitly integrated into five of the six CAADP strategic objectives, supporting goals like 45% increase in agricultural output and 50% reduction in losses. Additionally, the AU's Agenda 2063 aims to enhance water productivity by 60%, capture 10% of rainwater for productive use, and recycle 10% of wastewater, directly supporting sustainable development through improved resource management.
In this round up of 2025, we share the Special Collections published throughout the year to mark key UN observation days and events.
Decoding Plant–Environment–Microbiome Interactions in Stress-Resilient Agriculture, 2026, pp. 23-34
Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products: Fundamentals and Advances in Energy, Food, Feed, Fertilizer, and Bioactive Compounds, Volume , 1 January 2026
Drawing on insights from the United Nations 10-Member Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs, Beyond 2030 reviews the framework’s achievements to date and delivers critical insights into how the SDGs can guide global cooperation and decisive local action well beyond 2030.
