G20 Development Working Group Submissions
Under the French Presidency, the G20 advanced
the food security agenda along three tracks
(agriculture, development and finance), focusing
efforts on reducing food price volatility and the
impact of volatility on the most vulnerable. Agriculture
ministers adopted an Action Plan on Food Price
Volatility and Agriculture, which leaders endorsed in
November 2011.
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The DWG focused on: support for agricultural
research and innovation for development,
including results-based mechanisms
capacity-building in tropical agriculture; better
management and mitigation of risks associated
with price volatility for the most vulnerable;
stronger policy coherence and support for a
global strategic framework for food security
and nutrition in the Committee of World Food
Security; nutrition interventions for the most
vulnerable and access to humanitarian supplies;
development of a pilot project for targeted
regional emergency humanitarian food reserves;
and responsible agricultural investment.
The agriculture track launched the following
initiatives: the AMIS and Global Agricultural
Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM) to improve
transparency in agricultural markets; the Rapid
Response Forum (RRF) to promote international
policy coherence and coordination; and the
Wheat Initiative to coordinate and strengthen
world wheat research.
In addition to prioritizing infrastructure and food
security, the French Presidency put particular
emphasis on financial inclusion, through the GPFI,
social protection floors and remittances. It also
addressed financing for development, including
innovative financing.
1.4.2 2012 Mexican G20 Presidency
Under the Mexican Presidency, the DWG focused
on infrastructure development, food security and
inclusive green growth as cross-cutting issues, while
continuing work on all MYAP pillars.
On infrastructure, the lack of efficient infrastructure
generates bottlenecks in economic growth and
social development. Investments in infrastructure
require substantial capital and take a long time to
design and execute. To help developing countries,
particularly LICs, manage these challenges, three
infrastructure deliverables were presented to G20
leaders during the Mexican Presidency: the 2012
Follow-up Report on the MDB Infrastructure Action
Plan; a report on Misperception of Risk and Return
in Low Income Countries; and a report on Best
Practices for Urban Mass Transport Infrastructure in
Medium and Large Cities in Developing Countries.
At the Los Cabos Summit, leaders recognized this
work and supported the development of a toolkit
based on a best practices report by the World Bank
and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which
would help countries, regions, provinces and cities
formulate policies and would serve as a useful guide
to selecting from among multiple policy options.
Leaders also agreed to disseminate the report on risk
misperceptions.
On food security, leaders agreed to focus on
two lines of action. The first was to monitor the
implementation of the 2011 Action Plan on Food
Price Volatility and Agriculture. In particular, the
G20 advanced implementation of initiatives that
had shown good progress such as the Tropical
Agriculture Platform, AgResults, the Scaling-Up
Nutrition Movement, the Global Agriculture and
Food Security Program and efforts to establish a
humanitarian emergency food reserves system.
The second was to increase production and
productivity in a sustainable manner. The Agriculture
Vice-Minister/Deputies Meeting Report made
recommendations addressing this priority, with a
focus on smallholders. Mexico hosted a meeting
of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) of the G20
countries to encourage cooperation in research
and innovation. Finally, at the Los Cabos Summit,
G20 leaders welcomed considerable progress
in implementing MYAP actions and committed to
continue efforts to address food security challenges.
On inclusive green growth (IGG), G20 leaders
agreed to include IGG as part of the G20 agenda.
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