The document discusses challenges related to global food security such as rising populations, depleting fish stocks, fresh water shortages, land degradation, and climate change. It describes how open data has the potential to help address these problems through more effective governance, improved services, better targeted programs, and improved research. The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative believes these challenges can be partially solved through better use of open data. GODAN convenes key actors, advocates for policies, and equips partners with tools and examples to empower open data sharing in agriculture.