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FAO and the G20 2012

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger. FAO and the G20 2012. FAO support on agriculture, food security and development. Food security under the G20 in 2012 – Two basic objectives. Implement the 2011 Action Plan on Food Price Volatility

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FAO and the G20 2012

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  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger FAO and the G20 2012 FAO support on agriculture, food security and development

  2. Food security under the G20 in 2012 – Two basic objectives • Implement the 2011 Action Plan on Food Price Volatility • Increase global agricultural productivity sustainably, with particular attention to small family farms

  3. 2012 Priority Implementation of 2011 Action Plan • Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) • Rapid Response Forum (RRF) • International Research Initiative for Wheat Improvement (IRIWI) • Global Agriculture GEO-Monitoring Initiative (GEO-GLAM) • Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) • Exemption of food purchases by WFP from export restrictions • Regional emergency humanitarian food reserves • Principles for responsible agricultural investment (PRAI) • Voluntary Guidelines on Governance of Tenure of Land etc • Risk management • Financial regulations

  4. 2012 Priority Agricultural productivity and sustainability • Subject of new Interagency Report to the G20 • “ Improving Global Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Growth and Bridging the Gap for Small Family Farms” by • Bioversity, CGIAR Consortium, FAO,IFAD, IFPRI, IICA, OECD, UNCTAD, UN High Level Task Force on the Food Security crisis, WFP, World Bank, and WTO • Coordinated by FAO and OECD

  5. The Interagency report • Evidence and analysis • trends and needs in agricultural productivity and sustainability, Agricultural Innovation Systems, investment, and policies • Reiterate ongoing activities and accepted principles • Three main headings focusing on policies, mechanisms and actions to: • create the enabling policy environment • improve agricultural innovation systems • close the productivity gap for the small farmer

  6. What is new • Facilitate private sector investment in agriculture • Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Land Tenure • Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investments • Beyond formulating principles • support a series of international consultations with the relevant international organizations, the B20 and farmers’ organizations to assess the potential of various public-private partnership models • Support on an on-going basis, an annual meeting of "chief scientists" in G20 countries • facilitate exchange of experience and policy dialogue on AIS

  7. What is new • Support developing countries to establish appropriate IPR systems • consistent with international obligations (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture) • in line with each country’s strategy for food security • Development of a global information system on plant and animal genetic resources • make information relating to genetic resources available through a common portal, such as ”Genesys” • Strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems for ‘market- smart’ input subsidies • improve targeting and graduation methods • Strengthen competition in fertilizer market, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa • analysis and studies

  8. Agricultural productivity and sustainability Improving Global Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Growth and Bridging the Gap for Small Family Farms Draft Interagency Report to the G20 Agriculture Vice Ministers/Deputies by Bioversity, CGIAR Consortium, FAO,IFAD, IFPRI, IICA, OECD, UNCTAD, UN High Level Task Force on the Food Security crisis, WFP, World Bank, and WTO Los Cabos, 2-5 May 2012

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