Drawing from global political debates on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations, food security, which figures prominently as SDG 2, will be considered in its relationship to other goals, in particular those of good health and well-being (SDG 3), gender equality (SDG 5), reduced inequalities (SDG 10), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), life on land (SDG 15), and peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16).