Accra, Ghana// – Stakeholders across traditional leadership, development finance, sustainability advocacy, agriculture, and communications have championed Zero Hunger, Goal 2 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the third edition of SDG Hangout in Accra.
This edition, dubbed Christmas Edition, is a thought-leadership and community engagement forum focused on Zero Hunger, food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture.
The event formed part of the SDG Hangout Series, a convening platform designed to localise the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through dialogue, partnerships, and practical action.
The SDG Hangout 3 was aimed at raising awareness on food insecurity and malnutrition, promoting sustainable agricultural practices, and encouraging community-driven solutions aligned with SDG 2.
It also aimed at fostering cross-sector collaboration between traditional authorities, financial institutions, development partners, and civil society.
Delivering her remarks, the Convenor of the SDG Hangouts, Dr Genevieve Pearl Duncan, emphasised the urgency of translating the SDGs, particularly SDG 2, into action.
“Zero Hunger is not a policy slogan—it is a moral responsibility. When communities, leaders, and institutions come together, we move from charity to sustainability, from talk to transformation”, she added.
Dr Duncan called on corporate institutions, development partners, and community leaders to invest intentionally in agriculture, nutrition education, and inclusive food systems.
She used the event to encourage stakeholders, organisations, and individuals to support local farmers and food systems to enable them to grow enough food to eradicate hunger in the country.
Together, we can end hunger—one conversation, one partnership, one action at a time, Dr Duncan stated.
The interactive dialogue highlighted the nexus between agriculture, nutrition, and climate resilience, while emphasising on community-level action and indigenous knowledge systems.
The Hangout, which brought together respected voices including Nana Amuakwa V, Chief of Agona Duakwa and Krontihene of Agona Nyakrom, Nana Nanka Bruce, Sompahene of Gomoa, Kobina Okyere, reps of World Bank, and Sophia Kordorjie, Communications and Sustainability Advocate, called for stronger partnerships to support farmers, women, and vulnerable communities.
Their contributions highlighted the critical role of traditional leadership, policy alignment, and financial inclusion in achieving sustainable food systems.
Other speakers of the SDG 3 Hangout were a Food Scientist and Assistant Research Scientist at CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI), Madam Sylvia Baah-Tuahene; the Executive Director of Agrisolve Ghana Limited, Madam Elorm Goh; CEO and Founder of Kawa Moka Coffee Company, Madam Emi-beth ku Quantson; and an Agrifood Systems Professional and Psychosocial Wellbeing Advocate, Madam Afia Baawa Afriyie.
Looking ahead, the SDG Hangout Series will continue monthly, each edition spotlighting a different Sustainable Development Goal to sustain momentum, deepen partnerships, and drive measurable impact across Africa.
