N° 9 > September 2011 : Cereal grains in the Mediterranean
Published : Thursday 01 September 2011
Edward Aoun, Amal Chevreau.
Edward Aoun, Amal Chevreau.
In recent years strong food price fluctuations have impacted countries’ GDP and most of all make the poorest populations vulnerable, as they spend the major part of their income on food.
With a strong deficit and dependency on cereal imports, a state of food insecurity prevails in the region. A number of initiatives should be launched to prevent the situation for SEMCs from getting worse.
Several approaches according to different scenarios allow for the elaboration of “possible futures” in the region. To minimize the adverse effects, different action plans have been launched. All relevant actors should be mobilized to secure supplies and promote reinforced Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.