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Director-General QU Dongyu addresses G20 Agriculture Working Group Ministerial Meeting in South Africa… 18/09/2025 Cape Town – The world’s largest economies, as both major producers and consumers, are uniquely positioned to drive the transformation towards more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization …

The continued steep rise in food price inflation, from 3.4% in 2019 to 5.7% at the beginning of this year, remains a major concern for South Africa, as it is exacerbating poverty and food insecurity among the country’s poorest households. The sharp rise in food inflation is driven by both …