AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT / FOOD SECURITY POLICY
G-20 Summit : Focusing on Growth
November 11 - 12, 2010
Seoul, Republic of Korea
G-20 issued a statement that includes principles on development and a comprehensive multi-year Plan of Action for future G-20 engagement. The G20’s plan includes actions on infrastructure, trade, human resource development, private sector investment and job creation, food security, domestic resource mobilization, knowledge sharing and growth with resilience.
- Remarks, November 2010, The White House
- G20 Seoul Summit Declaration, November 2010, G-20
- Seoul Development Consensus for Shared Growth, November 2010, G-20
- GAFSP announce Second Round of Grants, November 2010, Department of Treasury
- Fact Sheet on the U.S. Global Development Policy and the G-20 Development Framework, November 2010, The White House
- Fact Sheet on a New Global Framework to Fund Innovative SME Finance Models, November 2010, The White House
- Fact Sheet on Sustainable External Imbalances and Orderly Global Adjustment, Novermber 2010, The White House
World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony
June 16, 2010
U.S. Department of State
At the 2010 World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack announced the 2010 World Food Prize Laureate.
Global Food Security: U.S. Commitment to Action
September - October 2009
U.S. Department of State
In September 2009, the U.S. Administration and United Nations made a series of announcements about a new national and international commitment to agricultural development and food security. Below is information on these commitments.
- State Department Global Food Security Web Site
- Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative: Consultation Document, U.S. Department of State, September 28
- Partnering For Food Security: Moving Forward, A Proposal from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, September 26
- Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at Food Security Event Co-Hosted with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon During the UN General Assembly, September 26
- Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Closing Plenary, September 25
- Global Hunger and Food Security, Fact Sheet, U.S. Department of State, October 2
- Video: See the Future; Feed the Future; Change the Future, U.S. Department of State, September 25
G-8 Meeting - President Barack Obama Announces International Commitment to Agriculture
July 7, 2009
L'Aquila, Italy
At the G-8 Meeting, President Obama announced a $22 billion global commitment to food security and agricultural development. Below is his speech announcing this new global effort, and subsequent materials released by the Administration.
“An Outlook on Global Agriculture and Food Security” - Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
June 27, 2009
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In an address to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack discussed his efforts, in partnership with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to develop a new U.S. food security strategy, which will include boosting food production in the developing world, improving lesser developed countries' market access, and measures to reduce hunger inside the U.S. borders.
World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony - Secretary Clinton Announces Seven Principles of U.S. Food Security Strategy
June 11, 2009
U.S. Department of State
At the 2009 World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the seven principles of U.S. food security strategy. Her remarks and the fact sheet that was released in tandem are below.
G-20 Meeting - President Obama Announces Commitment to Double U.S. Funding for Agricultural Development
April 2, 2009
London, UK
Following the conclusion of the London Summit in April 2009, President Barack Obama called upon Congress to double U.S. financial support for agricultural development in developing countries, to more than $1 billion in 2010. His remarks and the fact sheet that was released in tandem are below.
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