Press Release: Renewed impetus for food security: the EU tackles hunger in developing countries

On 31 March 2010, the European Commission adopted two new EU policy frameworks to help developing countries address the issue of food security, both in emergency and long-term situation. The objectives are to ensure progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goal related to the elimination of poverty and hunger (MDG 1), and to maximise the effectiveness of humanitarian support in crises where food insecurity threatens lives. Food security implies food availability, access to food and quality of food. The Commission promotes the vision of an environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural model, adapted to the reality of developing countries and markets, and able to make food available, accessible and of adequate nutritional quality. It therefore concentrates on enhancing the productivity of smallholder farmers and the resilience of rural communities, supporting governance improvements for food security, and strengthening assistance mechanisms for extremely vulnerable population groups.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/119: Renewed impetus for food security: the EU tackles hunger in developing countries http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/119&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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