Goal-2, Zero Hunger
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". Goal-2: Zero Hunger Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) aims to achieve "zero hunger". It is one among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals found by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording given by UN is: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture". SDG 2 focuses on highlighting the complex inter-linkages between food security, nutrition, rural transformation and sustainable agriculture. India still faces one of the greatest hunger burdens, with nearly 14% of the population considered to be undernourished. How we grow and consume our food creates a very huge impact on levels of hunger, but it doesn’t end here. If it is done right, agriculture and forests can become sources of decent incomes for world population, the engines of rural development, and our guard against climate change. India is that the largest producer of milk, pulses and spices within the world and it also has largest area under agricultural sector. Approximately 55% of India’s croplands are rain-fed and it has vast coastal lands under agriculture. The 2020-21 SDG index showed that the country's overall SDG score improved by six points. It increased from 60 in 2019 to 66 in 2020. SDG India Index 2020–21 is developed together with the United Nations India to trace the progress of all states and countries achievement towards Sustainable Development Goals. Agriculture is that the primary source of livelihood for about 58% of India’s population. Gross Value Added (GVA) by agriculture, forestry, and fishing was estimated at Rs. 19.48 lakh crore in 2020. Share of agriculture and agricultural associated sectors in gross value added of India at current prices stood at 17.8 % in 2020 and gross domestic product (GDP) stood at 15.96%. The Government of India has prioritized strengthening agriculture through measures in irrigation, agricultural loans, subsidies, crop insurance, and improved varieties. The government has also taken critical steps to reinforce food security, including through an India-wide targeted public distribution system, a National Nutrition Mission and therefore the National Food Security Act. The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture and lots of national schemes on horticulture, agricultural technology and livestock are leading the way in improving India’s agriculture. The National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), in collaboration with other Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, is striving towards lighten the impact of climate change and sustaining agricultural productivity. Under NMSA, Soil Health Cards are being issued to farmers for providing crop-wise nutrient management recommendations and enabling them improve soil fertility also as crop productivity. India’s food security programes are among the most important within the world and canopy quite 800 million people within the country by providing affordable access to grains. In recognition of observed evidence that women pay greater attention to food security, the ration card is issued in the name of the senior most female member of the household. Nearly 23 crore ration cards entitling people to food and other supplies have been issued. Other programes aim to address the nutrition security of specific population groups. For example, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) reaches out to nutritional requirements of young children and pregnant and lactating mothers in the country. The Mid-Day Meal Program delivers nutritious cooked meals to millions of children in primary schools. Small and marginal farmers constitute nearly 80% of all Indian farmers. More than 90% of them are engaged in rain-fed agriculture. Therefore, it is crucial to raise farmer’s income by adopting different strategies. Several states in India have made progress with reference to revising their land leasing Acts along the lines of a Model Act developed by NITI Aayog. The Model Act is aimed toward protecting the rights of the tenant while also ensuring that the landowner doesn't run the danger of losing the ownership of her land to the tenant. In rain-fed areas, approximately 38,000 hectares have been covered under the integrated farming system. This initiative links the cropping system with activities like horticulture, livestock farming and fishery for enhancing productivity. It also helps protect farmers’ income against the unpredictability of nature. These are a few instances of the well-rounded strategy being implemented to ensure doubling of farmer’s income in a period of 7-10 years.
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- ↑ sustainable development goals
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