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France is calling for Europe's own initiative to tackle the looming food price crisis around the world (Photo: IITA)

Paris calls on EU to tackle food price crisis

France is to suggest the European Union promote more investment in farming as a response to the current rapid food price rises.

French agriculture minister Michel Barnier is due to press for a coordinated response to the issue at today's (14 April) meeting with his EU counterparts in Luxembourg, and urge them to develop a "European initiative on food security" for the world, AFP reports.

France - due to take over from Slovenia at the EU's helm in July - is suggesting that the EU...

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France is calling for Europe's own initiative to tackle the looming food price crisis around the world (Photo: IITA)

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