Last week was our AGM, so I wasn't able to read as much as I wanted to on the G-8 initiative. If some of these initiatives are core to the business operations of the company involved, they're willing to bring their expertise and some money, and they're of benefit to countries, then I think they can only be helpful. That said, I want to emphasize that they need to be core to their interests, to their business model, because that's going to ensure good development practice, but they also need to respond to a gap or a need that's been identified.
One of the biggest gaps in food security is addressing the needs of smallholder farmers. I think in Africa around 60% to 70% of the population are farmers. Despite Canada's admirable contributions to the L'Aquila initiative—it was one of the first to complete all of its commitments there—this is still a key problem. Smallholder farmers still haven't been addressed. There's still a huge number whose needs aren't being met. This was one of the things that came out in the Africa Progress Panel.
It's good that these initiatives are moving the agenda forward, but it would be even better if they responded to genuine needs and demands.