“Against a background of growing international concern over the security
of world food supply, the G-20 group of nations first recognised the need for improved global management of food security at its Pittsburgh summit in 2009. Since then, the G-20 has progressively prioritised its stance on food insecurity through growing commitments to strengthening food production
systems and reducing commodity price volatility. After South Africa became the first African country to join the G-20, hopes arose for stronger representation of African interests in that forum. Although the G-20 food security discourse increasingly has focused on the developing world and is
generally aligned with food security concerns on the African continent, further
measures can be taken to strengthen the impact of G-20 food security policies
in Africa, where most of the world’s food insecure people live.”
