US-Africa Leaders Summit: Joint Statement on Food Security

The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Joint Statement on Food Security highlights a shared commitment between the African Union and the United States to address food security in Africa by establishing a strategic partnership. This partnership seeks to accelerate existing work on food security, leveraging bilateral, regional, multilateral, non-governmental and philanthropic efforts, and using the public and private sectors to meet immediate food and fertilizer needs and promote transformative investments for sustainable and resilient food systems. . The declaration addresses short- and long-term priorities, committing to improving Africa's access to global markets, promoting policy reforms to achieve food security, and identifying and promoting transformative investments to strengthen climate resilience and the sustainability of agriculture and livestock. food systems. Emphasis is placed on increasing reliable and sustainable access to fertilizers and their inputs, with a focus on climate-smart alternatives, and on diversifying the production of agricultural commodities to strengthen supply chains and reduce dependence on single fertilizer producers, helping increase crop yields in vulnerable African food markets.