The Missing Middle: Connected action on agriculture and nutrition across global, national and local levels to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2

L.J.L. Veldhuizen; K.E. Giller; P.J.M. Oosterveer; I.D. Brouwer; S.J.C. Janssen; H.H.E. van Zanten; M.A. Slingerland

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100336

The Missing Middle: Connected action on agriculture and nutrition across global, national and local levels to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2

L.J.L. Veldhuizen^*, K.E. Giller, P.J.M. Oosterveer, I.D. Brouwer, S.J.C. Janssen, H.H.E. van Zanten, M.A. Slingerland

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Sustainable development goal 2 (SDG 2) challenges the world to connect food production and consumption in a way that matches local contexts and enables everyone to enjoy a healthy diet that is produced sustainably and contributes to the other SDGs. We identify a Missing Middle between food production and consumption, and between globally defined goals and local implementation practices that may hinder progress towards SDG 2. Examples of this Missing Middle and how it can be bridged demonstrate that key challenges should be addressed in a more integrated manner for more effective action on SDG 2. We encourage actors in food provisioning to start addressing the Missing Middle by collaborating with relevant stakeholders in specified cases.

Original language	English
Article number	100336
Number of pages	6
Journal	Global Food Security
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100336
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020

Keywords

SDG2
Food systems
Sustainable agriculture
Food security
Pathways
Stakeholders

UN SDGs

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Veldhuizen, L. J. L., Giller, K. E., Oosterveer, P. J. M., Brouwer, I. D., Janssen, S. J. C., van Zanten, H. H. E., & Slingerland, M. A. (2020). The Missing Middle: Connected action on agriculture and nutrition across global, national and local levels to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2. Global Food Security, 24, Article 100336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100336

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