ROSA News No 50 - EN

This issue 50 comprises a zoom article on how food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture are addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on interviews with Gerda Verburg and Stineke Oenema, two highly knowledgeable senior experts on food security and international negotiations. The SDGs, recently agreed at the UN General Assembly, embrace a new holistic international development agenda for the 2016-2030 period. Food and sustainable agriculture have their own brand new goal, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. The News on Current Issues article considers the role of women in food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture, introducing new EU guidelines. Latest news from the European Commission covers October, the Month of Food Security during the European Year for Development. The newsletter also provides information on past and current conferences and events, and summaries of new, interesting resources. Happy reading!