– Johannesburg, South Africa.

Agricultural expert and food security advocate, Paschal Nnaemeka, has urged world leaders at the 2025 G20 Summit to ensure that the newly adopted agricultural commitments are swiftly implemented, warning that farmers across the Global South “are tired of endless talk without action.”

Reacting to the summit’s resolutions on food security, climate-smart agriculture, and support for smallholder farmers, Nnaemeka said the discussions were “important but overdue,” stressing that global declarations must be backed with real funding and visible projects on the ground.

According to him, farmers particularly in Africa continue to face rising input costs, unstable markets, extreme weather, and weak infrastructure, despite years of high-level promises made at international forums. He noted that while the G20 highlighted strong themes like resilience, innovation, supply-chain strengthening, and youth inclusion, these commitments will only make a difference if governments and global institutions begin actual implementation.

“Every year the world hears big speeches, but very little changes for the farmers who feed us,” Nnaemeka said. “The G20 must show that this year is different. Agriculture is too critical for these resolutions to end as another set of beautiful statements. We need real action, not another cycle of talk.”
He emphasized that smallholder farmers remain the backbone of food production across Africa, yet they are often the least supported. Nnaemeka insisted that meaningful progress in global food security will only happen when international commitments are translated into local impact such as improved irrigation, better seeds, access to finance, post-harvest infrastructure, extension services, and climate-resilient technologies.

“Farmers are watching, and they are hopeful,” he added. “But hope alone cannot produce food. Implementation will.”
With global food insecurity on the rise, Nnaemeka’s message adds pressure on G20 leaders to demonstrate that the 2025 summit will not be remembered for speeches but for measurable action in strengthening agriculture and feeding the world.