The Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, will host the following G20 Agriculture Working Group and Food Security Task Force Meetings from 23 – 25 April 2025 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. These G20 meetings of the Agriculture Working Group and the Food Security Task Force are part of a series of international meetings that the country is hosting as a precursor to the main G20 Summit in November 2025.
The Department of Agriculture is hosting the meetings under the themes: “Data-Driven Approaches to Addressing Food Security” and “Promoting Inclusive Agricultural Investment and Market Access.”
The meeting will focus on four key priorities, namely:
- Promotion of policies and investments that drive inclusive market participation towards improved food and nutrition security;
- Empowering youth and women in agrifood systems;
- Fostering innovation and technology transfer in agriculture and agro-processing; and
- Building climate resilience for sustainable agricultural production.
Media is invited to cover the following:
Day 1
Opening of the Agriculture Working Group Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Day 3
Food Security Task Force Meeting
Date: Friday, 25 April 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Members of the media who wish to cover the G20 Agriculture Working Group and Food Security Task Force Meetings are requested to apply for accreditation by completing the attached accreditation form and sending it back to: SamuelK@dalrrd.gov.za and InnocentM@dalrrd.gov.za
The deadline for submission is tomorrow, Thursday, 17 April 2025 at 16:00
For further information, kindly contact Ms Joylene van Wyk, Ministry of Agriculture Spokesperson: joylenev@nda.agric.za or 0832927399
ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS (GCIS) ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE