Food and nutrition security remain Africa's most fundamental challenge. About 200 million people on the continent are undernourished, their numbers having increased by 15 percent since the early 1990s and virtually doubling since the late 1960s. Against this alarming backdrop, however, Africa has climbed back on the agenda. There are new political initiatives gaining momentum both inside and outside the continent. This all-Africa conference will bring together the traditional and new actors and stakeholders to deliberate on how to bring about change and action to assure food and nutrition security.