Maize is an important staple food that has cultural, economic, environmental, and nutritional impacts in the world. In addition to being a cornerstone crop for human nutrition, maize is in high demand due to global investments in animal feed and ethanol for biofuel. The inputs needed and highly valued outputs of the maize agro-food system can be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the aim of supporting the production of nutritious maize for healthy humans. The purpose of this paper is to use the SDGs as a framework to illustrate to readers from multiple disciplines how the example of the maize agro-food system can be important in ensuring global food and nutrition security.

玉米是重要的主食，在世界范围内对文化，经济，环境和营养都有影响。除了作为人类营养的基础作物外，由于对动物饲料和生物燃料乙醇的全球投资，玉米需求量也很大。玉米农业食品系统所需的投入和高价值的产出可以与可持续发展目标（SDG）保持一致，以支持为健康人类生产营养丰富的玉米。本文的目的是使用可持续发展目标作为框架，向来自多个学科的读者说明玉米农业食品系统的实例如何在确保全球粮食和营养安全方面发挥重要作用。