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"Mr President, ending hunger by 2030 is not about increasing production of commodities for global markets; rather we need to put nutrition, health and food security at the core of agricultural policy. We need a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology so that countries can feed themselves with a diversity of crops while addressing climate and poverty challenges. Support to family farmers and smallholders is key.
The EuroLat Assembly, of which I am a member, is debating a resolution on food security, recommending measures such as food reserves which governments can use to mitigate short term price fluctuations. In the EU, the Commission has a role in reducing volatility by ensuring that robust position limits are put in place to curb food speculation, as citizens rightly expect from the MiFID 2 Agreement.
The right to food also depends on access to land, yet inconsistencies in EU sectoral policies are inhibiting this. Current policies towards biofuels and many liberalising trade and investment agreements are jeopardising food security, contributing directly or indirectly to land grabbing."@en1
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