EU supports long-term solutions to food insecurity

In contrast to the traditional media picture, ‘food insecurity’ does not mean famine. The situation is more complex, embracing not only a lack of availability, but also a lack of means for populations to gain access to food. In the run up to 2007 World Food Day, the European Commission released a broadcast report filmed in Mali. This Sahelien country, where 2.5m people suffer from ‘food insecurity’, is particularly representative of the situation across West Africa.

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