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"The rapporteur stresses the importance of agriculture in relation to the new food challenges.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has declared that food production must increase by at least 70%, insofar as the world’s population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. Thus, food security continues to require a strong common agricultural policy.
The main objectives of the CAP have been: to increase agricultural productivity; to help farmers attain a fair standard of living; to stabilise markets; and to ensure a secure supply of affordable food. However, its success resulted in unintended overproduction and surpluses which distorted the market and raised environmental concerns. The new CAP should therefore improve food security by increasing productivity, whilst simultaneously encouraging environmentally sustainable food production. The report stresses that it is essential for the financing of the CAP to reflect its ambitious vision and policy objectives.
To maintain reasonable food prices and, above all, a decent income for farmers, and to ensure food security, the CAP should be maintained at the current level. Improving and strengthening food safety controls in the Union and in third countries is essential, and hence, I am in favour of the resolution."@en1
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