The document proposes a new EU policy on agriculture and food security to address current challenges. It would have an overall goal of poverty reduction and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The policy would focus on increasing food availability, access, quality and utilization, as well as crisis prevention. It outlines existing EU instruments and rationale for a new coordinated approach, including proposed areas of intervention, implementation considerations and a timeline for consultation and adoption of the new policy.

1. TOWARDS A EU AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY POLICY Brussels Rural Development Briefings ‘ From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity’ 9/12/2009

5. Food Security – Existing instruments Food Security is addressed by a set of complementary financial instruments : Emergency and immediate post-emergency (Hum. Instr.) Transition/supra-national and horizontal aspects (FSTP) Geographical instruments - longer term (e.g. EDF/ENPI) Food Facility to respond to the food prices crisis (2009-2011)