A historic milestone for South Africa’s G20 Presidency: The ubuntu principles on food security, nutrition, and price volatility

The IEJ welcomes the conclusion of the G20 Task Force on Food Security, which focused on systemic drivers of hunger such as food price volatility, speculative market behavior, and climate shocks. The statement advocates for the implementation of buffer stocks, public food stock holdings, and agroecological approaches to build climate resilience and ensure food affordability. It highlights that 673 million people globally were impacted by hunger in 2024, with a significant rise in Africa. The IEJ, acting as a Resource Partner, emphasizes that the right to food must be central to global governance and that structural reforms should prioritize equity and the needs of smallholder farmers and low-income households.

• Global hunger remains a critical issue despite sufficient food production, with approximately 673 million people affected globally in 2024 and over 20% of the population in Africa facing hunger.
• The G20 Task Force identified several systemic drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition, including climate shocks, the financialisation of food systems, speculative behavior in global markets, and food price volatility.
• To build resilience against external shocks and ensure food accessibility, the document argues for the use of buffer stocks, the strengthening of public food stock holdings, and the adoption of agroecological approaches.
• Inequalities in the global food system regarding access to finance, markets, and land disproportionately affect youth, women, and smallholder farmers, particularly in Africa.

APA

Institute for Economic Justice (2025). A historic milestone for South Africa’s G20 Presidency: The ubuntu principles on food security, nutrition, and price volatility. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IEJ-Statement-on-G20-Task-Force-on-Food-Security.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Economic Justice. A historic milestone for South Africa’s G20 Presidency: The ubuntu principles on food security, nutrition, and price volatility. 2025. https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IEJ-Statement-on-G20-Task-Force-on-Food-Security.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{instituteforeconomicjustice2025historic, author = {{Institute for Economic Justice}}, title = {{A historic milestone for South Africa’s G20 Presidency: The ubuntu principles on food security, nutrition, and price volatility}}, publisher = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://iej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IEJ-Statement-on-G20-Task-Force-on-Food-Security.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }