Press Release: 150 million people benefitted from EU Food Facility, new report shows

A new report on the EU's Food Facility, set up in 2008 to counter the negative effects of the food crisis, shows that in three years, the EU has improved the lives of over 59 million people in 49 countries, and provided indirect support for 93 million others (by for instance enabling people to benefit from increased opportunities for trade in the area, and to learn improved skills from neighbouring farmers).

The evaluation report, unveiled on 17 December 2012 by Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, also shows that the €1 billion facility has led to the vaccination of over 44.6 million livestock, and helped to train 1.5 million people in agricultural production.