“Sustainable Development Goal 2: A world free of hunger by 2030” is a topic for which we, at CPAR Uganda, would like to be more informed.

Primarily, so that we are able to effectively domesticate and adapt it for our area of operation, Greater Northern Uganda; and by extension Uganda as a whole.

“2 billion people in the world do not have regular access to safe nutritious and sufficient food. In 2024, 23.2% of children had stunted growth and 6.6% of children under the age of 5 were affected by wasting.”

This is according to the United Nations (UN), which has provided insights in answer to the following questions in relation to achieving the ideal of a world free of hunger:

How many people are hungry?

Why are there so many hungry people?

Why should I care?

How can we achieve zero hunger?

What can we do to help?

These questions are on our minds as we extract data from the most recent, 2024 Uganda National Population and Household Census Report, published by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) of the Government of Uganda.

We have used the data and have put together regional profiles.

We have done to generate tools that will enable us to better serve in our strategic geographic area of operation.

As we put together the regional profiles, we find the status of food security, nutrition security and food sovereignty are significantly concerning.

The data has generated for us more questions that urgently need to be asked, investigated and answers got if we, in Uganda, are to achieve the ideal of a world free of hunger by 2030; a deadline of less than five years now.

Read for yourself, this is what the data UBOS collected and published says on the state of food security in Uganda, by sub-region and by district:

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Acholi

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Buganda

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Bukedi

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Busoga

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Karamoja

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Lango

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Madi

Click here to read more on the state of food security in Teso

Click here to read more on the state of food security in West Nile