European Parliament supports call to address food security concerns

A CALL to address global food security concerns, including putting agriculture higher up the political agenda, has been supported by the European Parliament.

European Parliament supports call to address food security concerns

It gave overwhelming support to a report by Ireland East MEP, Mairead McGuinness, which outlined the many concerns around food production.

The report notes that global food stocks are too low, that agriculture has been neglected in recent years and that, with the world’s population set to grow by 40% by 2050, action is now needed to ensure sufficient food to feed the world.

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