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G8 agriculture summit on food security: a round-up

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: April 24, 2009

The G8′s first ever agriculture summit took place over the weekend of 18th to 20th April 2009, in response to the “world food emergency”.
With alarming volatility in world food prices and growing concern over the sustainability of our food system, food security is firmly on the international agenda after decades of complacency.
The Tracing Paper followed the build-up, progress and conclusion of the first ever G8 agriculture summit and examined some of the underlying issues of food security and sustainability.

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“A grave problem”: world leaders to address food security

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: April 7, 2009

Global recognition of the desperate need for measures to ensure global food security in coming decades is reflected in the G8 holding its first ever agriculture summit. After decades of complacency, in which food security was widely seen as an issue only for poor countries, even the world’s leading economic nations are waking up to the need for action if the whole world is to enjoy a sustainable supply of food.

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