Smaller nations, including Singapore, welcome G-20’s call to improve food security

The energy crisis and climate change were discussed at the G-20 summit held in Bali from Nov 15 to 16. - AFP

SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (The Straits Times/ANN): A group of 30 smaller countries has welcomed the Group of 20’s (G-20) call to improve food security amid the prevailing food crisis by speeding up the move towards sustainable and resilient agriculture, food systems and supply chains.

The Global Governance Group (3G) said in a statement on Friday that it appreciated the commitment of the G-20 to “take urgent actions to save lives, prevent hunger and malnutrition, particularly to address the vulnerabilities of developing countries”.