Food is getting expensive : A new challenge for SDGs

A research reveals that most of the least developed and developing countries have the less capacity to buy food for their families. As per the report of MoveHub  Uganda is the most expensive place in the world to do a weekly shop (just over 275 per cent of a weekly wage), based upon the local cost of grocery staples, and compared with local wages. Following Uganda is Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Nepal, Tanzania, Cambodia, Zambia,  and Bangladesh charts the list.

The cheapest country in the world for groceries is Qatar, where a food shop only makes up 2.62 per cent of a wage, followed by Macao (3.66 per cent) and Kuwait (4.38 per cent).

The food costs data comes via Numbeo, and some items are a lot more expensive in certain countries, i.e. beef, dairy, and fresh produce. Without getting into the differences in dietary preferences and restrictions, the average weekly shop in the UK consists of essentials like bread, rice, fruit, vegetables, meats, and dairy products.

The most expensive items across the board on this essential grocery list are meat and dairy; families looking to cut these foods out of their diets will have a lower grocery bill.

In today’s context when the whole world is contesting in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the research like this certain showcase the reality and highlights the prospects of SDGs in real action.

Sustainable Development Goals are the new set of goals that have been preceded by the Millennium Development Goals understanding and adapting the vulnerabilities of its action process.

It can be referred as the Global Goals set for the uniform development prosperity, partnership, and justice of overall sectors and global community.  It consist of 17 goals where the framework will be formally launched over September 25-27th, 2015. UN Member States, civil society, and private sector contributors will use the Sustainable Development Goals to shape and guide development global efforts over the next 15 years.

The goals are listed below:

Goal 1. Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and; promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and; empower all women and; girls

Goal 6. Ensure availability and; sustainable management of water and; sanitation for all

Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and; modern energy for all

Goal 8. Promote sustained inclusive and; sustainable economic growth full and; productive employment and; decent work for all

Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and; sustainable industrialization and; foster innovation

Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and; among countries

Goal 11. Make cities and; human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and; sustainable

Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and; production patterns

Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and; its impacts

Goal 14. Conserve and; sustainably use the oceans, seas and; marine resources for sustainable development

Goal 15. Protect, restore and; promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and; halt and; reverse land degradation and; halt biodiversity loss

Goal 16. Promote peaceful and; inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and; build effective, accountable and; inclusive institutions at all levels

Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and; revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development