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"People’s right to adequate nutrition is a human right that has been acknowledged in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights since 1948. We should therefore remember that when we discuss the price of food, in fact we are talking about fundamental human rights.
The reform of the European Union’s common agricultural policy is taking place at the same time as a rise in global market prices for food. If we are to respond to these changes in a sustainable way, based on human rights, we will need a comprehensive outlook and policy. The price of food and food price trends are affected by several critical issues in global agriculture, such as climate change, energy policy, and the availability of natural resources and how efficiently they are used. The European Union should be a pioneer for a new way of thinking about agriculture. We need a food policy in which whole elements of the entire food production chain are assessed critically and its effects on health and the environment are taken into account. A more natural and resourceefficient food policy needs to be supported and guided by means of both economic and policy measures.
Speculation on food prices should furthermore be restricted. Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, has proposed new measures to curb speculation on basic commodities in the derivatives market. Barnier has the right idea. The dramatic fluctuations in the price of food are harming farmers, consumers and even entire national economies. Commitments made in the derivatives market must be made more transparent and subject to greater monitoring, and, if necessary, restrictions on trading using the price of food should be introduced. The creation of a sustainable food policy is at present one of the most important issues for the European Union."@en1
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