From Eldis, we get this policy brief that ActionAid circulated calling for the “G8 leaders to take bold steps in Hokkaido to prevent world hunger spiralling further out of control.”
Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this policy brief, Actionaid calls on G8 leaders to take bold steps in Hokkaido to prevent world hunger spiralling further out of control.
The briefing focuses on recommended steps regarding three main policy areas: biofuels, climate change and agricultural policy. Specific recommendations include:
continue reading ActionAidss’ proposals on what G8 leaders can do to address the food crisis….