Future Smart Food

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2: 'Zero Hunger'-eradicating all forms of hunger and malnutrition-is a major challenge in many developing countries. To be successful, agriculture and food policies need to target both production and consumption. Conventional agri-food systems in developing countries could become more sustainable through agricultural diversification. In Asia, over-reliance on a few staple crops is a leading cause of low dietary diversity and persistent malnutrition. Promising neglected and underutilized species (NUS) that are nutrient dense, climate resilient, economically viable, and locally available or adaptable have been prioritized as Future Smart Food (FSF) and have a central role to play in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. An enabling environment for agriculture diversification with a food system approach-to promote sustainable production, processing and consumption of FSF-is essential for achieving Zero Hunger. This article (a) provides the context of hunger and malnutrition and highlights the features and gaps in current agriculture and food systems, (b) demonstrates the multidimensional benefits of FSF as an effective means to bridge production and nutrition gaps to address Zero Hunger and (c) offers a holistic food systems approach that promotes sustainable production, processing and consumption of FSF as a key element for achieving Zero Hunger

Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Consumption (sociology · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Diversification (marketing strategy · Economic growth · Economics · Food processing · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Malnutrition · Natural resource economics · Sustainable agriculture · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Medicine · Organic Food and Agriculture · Ecology · Food Science · Marketing

• Marketing defective food

  Open Access•Mirka Erler, Amelie Bernzen•Journal of Rural Studies•2026

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• Local Seed Business Models Supporting Neglected and Underutilized Staple Crops for Food Security in Developing Regions

  Open Access•Muhammad Isra, Mohammad Zubair Hippy et al.•Business Strategy and the…•2026

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• Evaluating UAV Multispectral Imagery, Machine Learning and Image Analysis Techniques for Mapping Taro and Sweet Potato in a Smallholder Cropland in Swayimane, South Africa

  Open Access•Mishkah Abrahams, Mbulisi Sibanda et al.•Geo Geography and Environment•2026

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• Future Smart Food

  Open Access•Xuan Li, Kadambot H M Siddique•Maternal and Child Nutrition•2020

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• Future Smart Food

  Open Access•Xuan Li, Kadambot H M Siddique•Maternal and Child Nutrition•2020

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• The Potential Role of Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species as Future Crops under Water Scarce Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Open Access•Pauline Chivenge, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi et al.•International Journal of…•2015

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• A bean-free diet increases the risk of all-cause mortality among Taiwanese women

  Open Access•Wan-Chi Chang, Mark L Wahlqvist et al.•Public Health Nutrition•2012

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