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At present, we are in the middle of one of the worst food crises in our history. The number of starving people is still at an alarming level, owing to critical drought, speculation on the price of food, and reduced biodiversity. The crisis calls for immediate measures. While we tackle what is an acute problem, however, we must also take the longer-term view.
One problem, about which we still speak all too little, relates to the exploitation of arable land in the developing countries. The unregulated exploitation of arable land has helped reduce opportunities for sustainable development, especially in several African countries. For the EU to establish more sustainable food security in the poorest countries, we need political action that will safeguard the right to work of local people, guarantee the production of adequate supplies of food to meet each country’s needs, reduce corruption, and ensure, while taking environmental considerations into account, that arable land is controlled by a country’s own citizens.
We need international norms to strengthen social development. The EU should take an active role, within the context of both its own development cooperation strategy and its multilateral negotiations, to achieve a more sustainable land ownership policy."@en1
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