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Strategic framework for food security in developing countries
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Strategic framework for food security in developing countries
The Commission presents a new strategy to frame European Union action promoting food security in developing countries. The strategy should enable the living conditions of the population to be improved and should protect the most vulnerable from hunger. It is presented ten years after the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals.
ACT
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 31 March 2010 - An EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges [COM(2010) 127 – Not published in the Official Journal].
SUMMARY
The European Union (EU) and its Member States are committed to increasing their action to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in order to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger in developing countries.
The Commission presents a new policy framework to tackle hunger and malnutrition in the world. The development strategies must take into account new constraints, particularly those concerning population growth and the effects of climate change on agriculture.
The EU must prioritise action to support the most fragile countries, namely those which are most off-track in reaching the MDGs (in particular in Africa and in South Asia).
A multi-sectoral approach
Strategies promoting food security are based on four main pillars:
Increasing action effectiveness
The Commission presents three ways to improve its cooperation actions for development:
Context
This Communication is complemented by the new strategy on Humanitarian Food Assistance.
Last updated: 28.05.2010