Africa:   AfDB Welcomes G8 Initiative in The Continent

New Times, 22 May 2012

The African Development Bank has welcomed a pledge by the Group of Eight (G8) leaders to promote investments in sustainable agriculture as a strategy of uplifting millions of… Read more »

Africa:   G-8 to Support Farming in the Continent

Daily News, 21 May 2012

G-8 leaders yesterday pledged to lift millions of Africans out of poverty by promoting investments in sustainable agriculture. Read more »

Africa:   G8 Nations Agree to Promote Economic Growth, Job Creation

State Department, 20 May 2012

President Obama says leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations agreed at the 2012 Camp David Summit to promote further economic growth and job creation that will stabilize and… Read more »

Africa:   Obama Remarks Before Working Session With G8 Leaders

State Department, 19 May 2012

Remarks by U.S. President Obama Before Working Session With G8 Leaders, Camp David, Maryland: Read more »

Africa:   Era of 'Handout' Ending

Worldwatch Institute, 18 May 2012

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs' annual symposium, Advancing Food and Nutrition Security at the 2012 G8 Summit, on Friday afternoon more specifically addressed the roles that… Read more »

Africa:   IFAD President Welcomes G8's 'New Alliance' On Food Security

IFAD, 18 May 2012

Small farmers as a group are the largest private investors in African agriculture and supporting them to be more profitable must be a key goal of the newest effort to help… Read more »

Africa:   New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (Fact Sheet)

State Department, 18 May 2012

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Africa:   Hilary Clinton On New Partnership to Advance Food and Nutrition Security

State Department, 18 May 2012

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Africa:  AfDB Chief to Meet G8 Leaders for Unprecedented Session

African Development Bank (AfDB), 18 May 2012

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, will take part in an extraordinary meeting of the world's richest nations this week to discuss the critical issue of… Read more »

Africa:   Assistant Secretary Carson On U.S. Policy to Continent

State Department, 18 May 2012

U.S. Department of State Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Read more »

Africa:   Today, Food Security on the Continent is More Than Just a Dream

WEF, 18 May 2012

Africa's "lion" economies are widely touted to become the next global growth pole, much as Asian tiger economies were in previous decades and, clichés aside, the optimism is… Read more »

Africa:   Chicago Council Symposium - Advancing Food and Nutrition Security

Worldwatch Institute, 18 May 2012

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs' annual symposium, Advancing Food and Nutrition Security at the 2012 G8 Summit, is underway this morning. Tune in to the livestream here and… Read more »

Africa:   G8 Leaders Would Be Smart to Invest in Food Security

Cornell University, 18 May 2012

Per Pinstrup-Anderson, Cornell University professor of food, nutrition and public policy, is the 2001 World Food Prize laureate and an expert on food and global poverty. He… Read more »

Africa:   AGRA Calls for G8 Leaders to Support Agriculture

AGRA, 18 May 2012

The following is a statement from acting Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Strive T. Masiyiwa. Read more »

Africa:   Food Security Takes Centre Stage At G8 Summit

IFAD, 18 May 2012

When this year's G8 summit opens in the United States on 18 May, food security will take centre stage. It will be a historic moment for rural poor people, with the leaders of the… Read more »

Africa:   Scaling up the Fight Against Poverty and Hunger in Africa

IFAD, 18 May 2012

By José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development… Read more »

Africa:   G8 - Food Security Efforts Will Be Undercut If Sovereign Debt Crisis Is Not Addressed

Jubilee, 18 May 2012

As G8 leaders gather in Camp David, the world is being affected by an international debt crisis. Food security initiatives, to be discussed at the summit, will be undercut if the… Read more »

West Africa:   At G8 Food Security Symposium, World Cocoa Foundation Announces $4 Million in New Support for Cocoa Farmers in West Africa

WCF, 18 May 2012

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is launching a $4 million initiative to benefit 35,000 cocoa farmers in three West African countries that are among the world's largest producers… Read more »

Africa:   Bono and One Call On G8 Summit Attendees to Take Bold Action

Worldwatch Institute, 17 May 2012

ONE, a grassroots organization co-founded by Bono to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, issued a statement calling upon the leaders at the upcoming G8 Summit to take… Read more »

Africa:   Development Bank Chief to Meet G8 Leaders

Focus, 18 May 2012

AfDB president Donald Kaberuka will take part in an extraordinary meeting of the G8 to discuss the critical issue of food security in Africa. Read more »