Global Actions Needed to Prevent Food Crises

Governments and institutions should promptly implement seven initiatives and reforms to prevent recurring food crises. In a policy brief, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) outlined a comprehensive approach to mitigate situations where a complex web of factors influence global food security. The initiatives are:

• Effective policies and technology investments to minimize food–fuel competition.
• Social protection, especially social safety nets, for the most vulnerable groups. 
• Transparent, fair, and open global trade. 
• A global emergency physical grain reserve.
• Policies and investments to promote agricultural growth, in particular smallholder productivity, in the face of climate change.
• Investments by national governments in climate change adaptation and mitigation using the full potential that agriculture offers. 
• An international working group to regularly monitor the world food situation and trigger action to prevent excessive price volatility.

See http://www.ifpri.org/publication/urgent-actions-needed-prevent-recurring-food-crises for the original news.