2. Introduction
The fourth food security summit of the D-8, a group
of eight developing countries, convened in Nigeria
on December 4, 2013. The D-8 includes Indonesia,
Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh; the
African nations of Nigeria and Egypt; and Turkey.
Accounting for about 15 percent of the world’s
population, the D-8 was founded in 1997 to create
stronger economic ties between member nations.
3. About the Summit
The summit, which provided opportunities for
meetings and strategy, focused on bilateral and
multiparty collaboration, as well as the use of
standards and developing partnerships with member
states’ private sectors. Working groups concluded
their tasks, and strategies for implementing group
decisions were formulated. Following the meeting,
the D-8 nations, each of whom was represented by
an agriculture minister at the summit, will continue to
put into practice their program for food security. The
plan calls for greater cooperation in areas ranging
from seed banking and fertilizer to animal feed and
marine fisheries.
