Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-27-Speech-2-456-875"
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"I voted for the report on assisting developing countries in addressing food security challenges. Access to adequate food is a universal right. According to the FAO, 925 million people were afflicted by hunger in 2010. On a global scale, 26% of children under five suffer from malnutrition, and this is the cause of more than a third of the deaths recorded among children in this age group. I should emphasise the role played by smallholder farmers in developing countries and especially the role of women in ensuring nutrition security for themselves and their children. Smallholder farmers must use sustainable agricultural practices and have access to microcredit.
In view of the growing population and ever-increasing pressure on natural resources, it is essential to guarantee sustainable, efficient agricultural production worldwide. The FAO stated in February 2011 that food prices had reached a record level and would continue to rise.
I call on the Commission and Member States to invest in agriculture so that the EU can improve its production capacity to be able to help meet its own needs and export agricultural products to third countries."@en1
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