SDG 2
Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and better nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Challenge
Malnutrition and hunger prevent sustainable global development. Hungry people are also more likely to suffer from disease and thus cannot support and feed their families. According to Welthungerhilfe, more than 800 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, the vast majority of them in developing countries.
In order to combat hunger worldwide and feed the world's population, which will continue to grow by 2050 – from 8 billion to 9.7 billion people today – a changed, more efficient and more sustainable management of the available resources on land, in the seas and rivers is necessary, in addition to the eradication of poverty.
Examples of our contibution
Amino Acids
Amino acids from Evonik enable greater efficiency and sustainability in animal nutrition and thus in food production for humans: methionine, for example, promotes healthy growth, especially in pigs and poultry.
Omega-3 fatty acid products
Evonik and Royal DSM operate the joint venture "Veramaris", which produces omega-3 fatty acid products from natural seaweed for aquaculture, thus countering the overfishing of the world's oceans.
Precision Lifestock Farming
Evonik Precision Livestock Farming optimizes every stage of livestock farming – animal nutrition, animal health, and husbandry – while reducing the ecological footprint.