Food security will be the highlight of the discussion when the heads of 27 countries and 11 organisations meet on Friday at the Group of Eight summit in L'Aquila. I expect substantial progress to be made, particularly on aid to countries affected by the food crisis. I will also make a new proposal to promote responsible foreign investment in agriculture, in the face of so-called “land grabs” – the growing trend for large-scale investment in farmland across the developing world.
當27個國家和11個組織的負責人周五在拉奎拉的八國集團(G8)峰會上碰面時,糧食安全將會成為討論的重點。我預計,討論將會取得顯著進展,尤其是關于如何救助受糧食危機影響的國家。面對所謂的“搶地”(land grabs)問題,即發展中國家日益增長的大規模投資農田的趨勢,我還將提出一份新提案,推動農業領域負責任的外國投資。