South Africa calls for worldwide cooperation to address food insecurity


JOHANNESBURG, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Countries worldwide have to work together to address food insecurity, climate volatility, and systemic exclusion, which continue to threaten the stability of global food systems, said a South African official on Wednesday.

Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen made the remarks in Durban at the Group of 20 (G20) Agriculture Working Group meeting, running from Wednesday to Friday. He said South Africa is facing rising input costs, unpredictable climate shocks, and constrained fiscal spaces.

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