New Private Sector Investments in African Agriculture
Washington D.C., May 18, 2012 - President Barack Obama, with G8 and African leaders, will convene today at a symposium hosted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, to announce a new G8 initiative to advance agricultural development and food and nutrition security in Africa.  The symposium, Advancing Food and Nutrition Security at the 2012 G8 Summit, will feature significant new business commitments for African agriculture and discussions on addressing hunger and poverty in the changing development landscape.

African heads of state, including Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete will participate in a discussion with corporate and civil society leaders moderated by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah. Benin President and Chairman of the African...