Research Catalog

Title

Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa : (pursuant to Article 287 (4), second subparagraph, TFEU) / European Court of Auditors.

Publication

Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

European Court of Auditors.

Description

63 pages : color illustrations, color map; 30 cm.

Summary

Food insecurity is a persistent problem in sub-Saharan Africa: hunger affects 30% of the population and nearly half of the children suffer from chronic malnutrition. The court examined whether European Union (EU) development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa is effective, i.e. whether it addresses the countries' needs and priorities and the EU interventions achieve their objectives. The audit focused on EU direct development support for the three dimensions of food security, i.e. food availability, access to food and food utilisation or nutrition. The court concludes that EU development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly effective, highly relevant to countries' needs and priorities, and makes an important contribution to achieving food security. However, there is scope for significant improvement in several areas, such as better assessing the potential scope for support in chronic food insecure countries, giving adequate priority to nutrition and improving the sustainability of the interventions.

Series Statement

Special report ; no. 1/2012

Uniform Title

Special report (European Court of Auditors) ; no. 2012/1.

Subject

• European Union
• Food relief > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Food security > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Malnutrition > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Food supply > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Food relief
• Food security
• Food supply
• Malnutrition
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Note

• "QJ-AB-12-001-EN-C"--P. [4] of cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available on the Internet.

ISBN

• 9789292375324
• 9292375326

LCCN

10.2865/73005

OCLC

• ocn785420067
• 785420067
• SCSB-1657332

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library