The food issue emerged for the first time as a major theme at the July 2009 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, as a response to a commodity boom that was beginning to falter, but that has since reemerged with the force of a hurricane. Now the G-8 will discuss funding for palliative measures.
粮食问题第一次成为主要议题是在2009年7月的意大利拉奎拉峰会，当时是为了应对已现破灭之兆的大宗商品泡沫，但这个泡沫后来又以雷霆万钧之势卷土重来。此次G8峰会，要讨论缓和之策。