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Sustainable Development Goal 2

Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger

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

Learn how UVic advanced SDG 2 during 2022:

13,467

Number of people benefited by the UVSS Food Bank

55

FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 2

Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22
98

JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 2

Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22
2,075

CITATIONS OF SDG 2 RESEARCH

Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22

Education & student experience

SDG 2 in action at Co-op and Career
Uvic's Cooperative Education and Careers program logo next to the United Nations Sustainable Development Wheel logo

Discover how Co-op students are addressing SDG 2

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Student Society food bank
Logo of the Students Society's Food Bank, being circle representing a plate of food on top of a dining carpet with the legend: "Food bank and free store"

The UVSS Food Bank & Free Store offers free access to food essentials

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Community Cabbage
Photo of a six wooden crates filled with fresh produce (carrots, beetroots, radish, etcetera) with the legend: "Community Cabbage"

Serving free weekly hot meals to the campus community

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Community Food Market
Photo of a woman carrying a baby looking at the camera with the tongue out while eating a watermelon. A festive decorated tent can be seen in the background with a person picking up food

Free food available for students and their families living on campus

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Research

Farming and health
Photo of a smiling female researcher at UVic wearing a cap on a agricultural field. Next to the photo lies the logo of the Ecogastronomy group: a circular symbol of a green leave, a fork and a glass of wine.

Researching the relationships between soil quality and farmers’ health

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Sandown agricultural centre
Logo representing a vortex with multiple triangles being dragged outside its central circle, with a legend next to it: "Sandown Centre for regenerative agriculture

Applied research in a regenerative agriculture community centre

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Ecogastronomy research
Logo of UVic's Ecogastronomy group, with a circular symbol of a green leave, a fork and a glass of wine

Unraveling the relationship between agriculture, the environment and society

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Hunger and housing crisis
UVic's Martlet avatar with the legend: Department of Geography

Nexus between housing affordability and food insecurity in Canada

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Community & campus operations

UVic campus community Garden
Illustration of a set of vegetables framing the legend: "UVic campus Community garden"

Agricultural space on campus for growing food and building community

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Sustainable campus dining
Photo of a UVic dining outlet serving food to smiling students. The young female student receiving a plate from the server wears a University of Victoria sweatshirt

Providing sustainable and exceptional food for the community

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Policy & policy making

Default-vegetarian food project
Photo of two handcrafted bowls on top of a wooden board filled with of tasty vegetarian food (green beans, olives, red pepper, figs, bread, etcetera), with the legend: "Greener by default"

Making plant-based food the default across campus

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Sustainable food policies
Poster of UVic Food Services with a pizza and some vegetables in the background and the legend: "We are proud partners with feed BC. Bringing B.C. food to public institutions"

Serving high quality food with sustainable standards

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News & events

Royal Society of Canada 2023

Celebrating Earth Day 2023

Advancing ocean protection

Mapping the health of kelp forests

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