"The recent surge in food prices and how Africa can best respond was the focus of a recent African Union-sponsored food security workshop ... [The] workshop, which was sponsored by the AU’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), included contributions from bilateral and multilateral development partners ... [It identified] both short-term and long-term food security interventions, and acknowledged the threat of rising food prices on gains made in poverty reduction ..." (Quoted from article)