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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it was said earlier that, every five seconds, a child dies of hunger and poverty somewhere in the world, and it is estimated that more than a billion people suffer from malnutrition.
The matter of global food security therefore assumes an extremely urgent character and must be at the top of the European and international political agenda. European policies need to be made more consistent so as to ensure that the first Millennium Development Goal is realised.
The EUR 1 billion food facility is a necessary first step, and it is essential that the implementation measures are focused on small and medium family and crop farms, in particular, those run by women, and on poor populations, those therefore that are most affected by the food crisis.
Sustainable agriculture must be a priority area. Innovative funding mechanisms, such as an international tax on financial transactions, must be explored to accompany adaptation to climate change, while being accessible to the small farmers of the most vulnerable countries."@en1
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