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Showing posts with label food security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food security. Show all posts
9/08/2011
G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Solutions
Agricultural experts from the G20 countries will meet next week to find ways to match the latest research and technology to the growing demand for more food. It’s estimated the world’s population will grow to nine billion by 2050.
The meeting in Montpellier, France, stems from last November’s G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea. During that conference, France, Japan, Canada and Brazil were asked to focus more on food security.
The meeting in Montpellier, France, stems from last November’s G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea. During that conference, France, Japan, Canada and Brazil were asked to focus more on food security.
6/09/2011
G20 Task Force recommends on food security
The meeting, convened by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Planning of France, in collaboration with the CEO Working Group on Food Security of the World Economic Forum’s G20 Task Force, was the first private-sector consultation as part of the G20 process on food and agricultural commodities price volatility.
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