pledged to it as part of AFSI. (See Figure 4). The United
States and other G-8 leaders should set the standard by fulfilling their commitments and asking others to support multilateral mechanisms as well.
Figure 4: GAFSP Amount Pledged Vs. Amount
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Key Issues for the Camp David G-8 Summit
Integrating Nutrition into Global Food Security Initiatives
Historically, agriculture programs have rarely focused
on improving nutritional outcomes. In 2008, the leading
British medical journal The Lancet declared that malnutrition, especially among children below age 2, is a global development challenge of the greatest urgency. Interventions
during this critical window have a profound impact on a
country’s long-term economic development and stability.
Sustained chronic malnutrition is an enormous drain on
a country’s financial and human resources and can cost a
country more than 3 percent15 of its economic output (Gross
Domestic Product), which translates into deficits of several
billion dollars a year