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"We have entered into a period characterised by food insecurity. Prices have risen dramatically and the demand for food is rising faster than supply. A combination of climatic factors (such as prolonged droughts) and the use of grain in the production of biofuels has further aggravated the situation.
This current state of affairs is particularly worrying in the context of the developing world. In poorer countries such as Haiti, food shortages have already led to incidents of riots and civil unrest. As this resolution points out, the priority of the international community should be to ensure food autonomy and self sufficiency for developing countries.
However, rising food prices do not only affect poorer nations. The EU must now take action in order to stabilise this situation. First and foremost, we should be encouraging our farmers to produce more. Moreover, a more sensible balance regarding the use of grain for food supply and energy production needs to be achieved. A review of the CAP Health Check would be an ideal forum in which to address these issues."@en1
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