
At the Graduate Institute, several professors, researchers and students work on SDG 2. Their activities range from research projects linking Gender, Land and the Right to Food, to academic courses on Global Food Systems, publications and events.


Engendering the right to food? International human rights law, food security and the rural woman

Responsible agricultural investments. How are agricultural futures governed at the international level?

Sustainable Agriculture’s Promise and Perils

Book Review: ‘Organic sovereignties: struggles over farming in an age of free trade’

Land Commercialization, Gendered Agrarian Transformation and the Right to Food (DEMETER)

The politics of responsible agricultural investments

Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change

Research Brief: Gendered Impacts of Land Commercialization in Cambodia

Work and “Just” Agroecological Transition: Experiences from Western Africa

Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute

The commons, intellectual property rights and food sovereignty
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Goal 2 aims to “end hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. It also commits to universal access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food at all times of the year. This will require sustainable food production systems and resilient agricultural practices, equal access to land, technology and markets and international cooperation on investments in infrastructure and technology to boost agricultural productivity” as put by the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 2.