External assistance: facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries

This dossier concerns a facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries. The amendments address a financing facility complementary to existing development and humanitarian instruments, boosting agricultural productivity and food security, support for small-scale farmers' inputs and microcredit, financing through international and regional organisations, budgetary headings and CAP expenditure, protection of European farmers' interests, and the Official Development Assistance targets; one amendment proposed rejecting the Commission's proposal.