Zero Hunger Task Force

The Zero Hunger Task Force is an inter-agency task force created by the President of the Philippines,
Rodrigo Duterte, through Executive Order No. 101 on January 10, 2020 in order to ensure food security
in the Philippines. The task force will create a National Food Policy that will outline the government’s
priorities and map efforts to achieve zero hunger by 2030.

The task force is composed of various government agencies and instrumentalities, including the Cabinet
Secretary, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Agrarian Reform, the Department of Budget and Management, the Department of
Education, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Department of Health, the
Department of Labor and Employment, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the
Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Science and Technology, the Presidential
Communications Operations Office, the National Economic and Development Authority, and the
Commission on Higher Education.

The task force aims to ensure that government policies, initiatives, and projects on attaining zero hunger
are coordinated, responsive, and effective. It is tasked to formulate a National Food Policy (NFP), which
will outline national priorities based on a comprehensive understanding of the problem of hunger and
related issues, and will provide a roadmap for achieving zero hunger, taking into consideration existing
laws and issuances, as well as international law and treaty obligations.

The NFP includes initiatives for ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition, and
promoting sustainable agriculture.

It states six key result areas including:

1 to review and rationalize existing policies, rules, and regulations related to the Zero
Hunger efforts of government;
2 to ensure available and affordable food;
3 to secure nutrition adequacy;
4 to secure food accessibility and safety;
5 to ensure sustainable food systems, resiliency and food stability during emergencies;
and
6 to ensure information, education, awareness, and people participation.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of seventeen interlinked
objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet,
now and into the future."

The short titles of the 17 SDGs are:

SDG 1 No poverty
SDG 2 Zero hunger
SDG 3 Good health and well-being
SDG 4 Quality education
 SDG 5 Gender equality
SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy
SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
SDG 13 Climate action
SDG 14 Life below water
SDG 15 Life on land
SDG 16 Peace, justice, and strong institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals

The SDGs emphasize the interconnected environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable
development by putting sustainability at their center.