Will Nigeria Achieve Zero Hunger by 2030? – A Focus on the Sustainable Development Goal Two

Abstract

This study interrogated key indicators for the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and found the likelihood of non achievement of the goal within the stipulated timeframe. This came about through the dialectical analysis of secondary data obtained from various sources including UN, USAID, STATISTA and FAO. The non-achievement was considered inevitable because zero hunger by 2030 was not in Nigeria’s front burner as she faced the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, little or no positive fruits have resulted from whatever efforts governments have put in to safeguard food output levels, improve agricultural productivity or stem steep food price rise. As a developing nation, Nigeria was considered incapable of breaking out of the trend of nonfulfillment which seemed to be a world-wide phenomenon. The study concluded that hunger cannot be ended in Nigeria by 2030 or any time soon. It was recommended that SDG 2 should be placed in the priority group of goals to be addressed by the country. It was further recommended that banditry should be dealt with by government as a step towards securing present agricultural output when farmers return to their farms, and improving output when more land get cultivated.