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"This report tackles an issue of great importance. The rapporteur quite rightly mentions the need for consistency – which is clearly non-existent at the moment – among the major EU policies, like the common agricultural policy and trade policy, and the objectives of this strategic framework. The emphasis on the role of small-scale and family farming and of women in rural areas, on local production and consumption cycles, on the need for the involvement of populations and local and regional authorities, and also on public investment in research for sustainable agro-ecological production systems, is important. We also agree with the criticism of current levels of official development assistance, in particular, as regards the agricultural sector, as well as criticism of the pressure to grow biofuels. Although they are not explicitly mentioned, as they ideally should be, certain basic principles associated with food sovereignty can be found in the report.
As regards price volatility resulting from speculation on foodstuffs, despite some relevant observations, the report could and should have gone further, specifically by mentioning that the only way to prevent such speculation is to abolish the instruments that make it possible, such as over-the-counter derivatives. Finally, the criticism of the economic partnership agreements errs on the side of meagreness."@en1
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