The major procurer, processor and distributor of food in West Africa, Finatrade Group of Companies, have pledged their commitment to engage more with small holder farmers as part of the efforts to ensure food security in Africa. This, the Corporate affairs Director of Finatrade, John Awuni said was part of the company’s declaration submitted to the G8 during the just ended summit in the United States which focused on African food security. Food insecurity remains a recurring problem across Africa, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid each year, he observed. In an interview with Joy Business, Mr. John Awuni said the company plans to invest more in this area of agriculture and outlined some areas in which the company intends to increase investments. He said in addition, his outfit will ensure the development of local agri-business into self-sustaining industry to fight hunger and malnutrition and urged other African companies to do the same to make the Continent the food basket of the world. Present at the summit was the President John Evans Atta Mills.