Around the globe, ACT works to create food security, improve livelihoods and put in place agricultural schemes to address food shortages at household level and beyond. Millions of people across the world face food shortages and malnutrition. It is the poor who suffer most.
The food and financial crises have seen food prices soar and household incomes drop. Now, more than ever, ACT recognises the need to invest in agriculture, food safety nets and social protection programmes if food insecurity is to be addressed.
On the humanitarian front, ACT acknowledges that food aid is only a short-term intervention during a crisis. It recognises that it must address food aid within a wider trade and livelihoods framework so it protects rather than destroys livelihoods long-term.
ACT has articulated a policy on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), recognising that use of GMOs in emergencies is complex. Any organisation distributing and promoting GMO food aid and seeds carries a high responsibility regarding food safety and biodiversity to its constituency, partners and society in general.
Add link: ACT supports the “Food for Life” advocacy campaign of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/food/
Links to:
ACT Policy Paper on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Emergency Operations, June 2006
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