G20 Development Working Group Submissions
21."Call for support to build
capacity in tropical agriculture
technologies and productive
systems" (2010 MYAP).
22. "Request key international
organisations, including the
UN Committee on World Food
Security (CFS), to identify
bottlenecks and opportunities to
increase policy coherence for
food security consistent with the
Rome Principles" (2010 MYAP).
November 2012: The launch of TAP to
enhance capacity-building and knowledge sharing
to improve agricultural production and productivity.
2012: Elaboration of the Global Strategic
Framework for food security and nutrition, and
engagement with the private sector to improve
policy coherence for food security endorsed by the
39th CFS session on October 15-20.
✓ Completed
T: medium-term
✓ Completed
T: June 2011
(final report)
Action 2. Mitigate Risk of Price Volatility and Enhance Protection for the Most Vulnerable
(2010 MYAP)
23. "Request the FAO, IFAD,
the IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, the
WFP, the World Bank and WTO
to work with key stakeholders
to develop options for G20 to
consider how to better mitigate
and manage risks associated
with the price volatility of
food and other agricultural
commodities without distorting
market behaviour, ultimately,
to protect the most vulnerable"
(2010 MYAP).
24. "Ask the World Bank to work
with other relevant international
agencies to develop measures to
improve information on national
and regional food stocks and
food production projections,
provide nutrition intervention for
the most vulnerable, and ensure
access to humanitarian supplies"
(2010 MYAP).
2011: The report on "Price volatility in
global food and agricultural markets: policy
responses" is delivered and leaders support
recommendations.
2011: A draft code of conduct for
responsible emergency food reserves management
is presented at the Interagency Report "Price
volatility in food and agricultural markets: policy
responses". Further progress is still expected.
2011: An Agricultural Market Information
System is launched to improve the quality,
transparency and timeliness of agricultural market
information including food stocks, as well as
production outlook.
2011: Leaders' Declaration: agree to
remove food export restrictions or extraordinary
taxes on food purchased by the WFP for non-
commercial humanitarian purposes, without
imposing them in the future.
2012: The start of an initiative by ECOWAS
✓ Completed
T: June 2011
(final report)
On-track
S: MYAP
T: June 2011
(final report)
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