The fourth Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security was held in Niamey, Niger in October and was attended by high-level stakeholders, including government representatives from various related sectors as well as NGOs, UN agencies, the private sector, farmers and others. This is an annual advocacy event, as decided by the AU heads of states and governments in 2010, where progress reports and best practices on various food and nutrition projects are shared and advocacy carried out to inform better planning and implementation.