Tony O'Donnell

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 aims to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. However, global hunger and food insecurity have continued to rise at an alarming rate (UN 2023). Subtropical regions are home to more than 30% of the world's population, predominantly in developing countries where per capita farmland and food supply are only 40% of those in developed nations (FAO 2018). Meeting the Zero Hunger target amid ongoing population growth in these regions requires a substantial increase in agricultural production while minimizing soil degradation and adverse ecological impacts. This challenge is shared by many countries across South Asia, Africa, and Central and South America...