Strengthening food systems July 4, 2021 Achieving food security and nutrition for all goes beyond eliminating hunger – which is a high priority under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 agenda. SDG2 – ‘End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture’ – is a task challenging but achievable. With less than 10 years remaining to achieve the target, global trends portray a skewed scenario. There is a growing realization at the global and national level to have food systems and nutrition for growth pathways to approach Agenda 2030. Both pathways (food systems and growth) shall ensure pro-poor and inclusive outcomes. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI-2020) reported that Asia is still home to the highest number of malnourished (381 million). In Pakistan, nutrition and a looming concern of obesity emerging alongside put more pressure on social, economic, and public health efforts. Covid-19 has exposed vulnerabilities and inadequacies making nutrition a more complex challenge now.