European Commission
- Disbursement progress:
No data provided - Pledge:
$3.8 billion (in disbursements)
over 2010–12 - Additionality of pledge:
$0.742 billion (19.5% increase) - Disbursed to date: Not reported
- Commitments in the pipeline:
$2.02 billion - Disbursements needed to fulfil pledge:
$3.8 billion, less unreported
disbursements to date
Non-financial Progress
| Promise | Assesment | Progress |
Country Ownership |
Somewhat On Track |
• Country ownership is a component of overarching EU food security policy, and there is some
mention of empowering key stakeholder groups, but this is not directly linked to agriculture or
development of food security plans.
• Capacity building is not strongly referenced in the EU's Green Paper on Inclusive Growth. |
Strategic Coordination |
On Track | • The EC is an active member of the AFSI group and the CFS, and is advocating for the CFS to become the global coordinating body for UN members' food security policy setting. • The EC strives to reach agreement amongst EU member states on principles for development assistance. |
Comprehensive |
On Track | • The EC balances its support relatively evenly between food aid and agricultural development. • The EC stresses smallholder resilience as a core priority in the EU food security policy framework. • Private sector involvement is key to the EU's Green Paper on Inclusive Growth. |
Multilateral Support |
Somewhat On Track |
• The EC has not made a pledge to the GAFSP. • The EC supports the reform process at the CFS, but is not notably engaged with FAO or CGIAR reform. • The EC is working to create a joint platform for cooperation with the Rome-based food and agriculture agencies. |
Sustained Commitments |
Needs Improvement |
• As evidenced in commitments reported by sector, the EC does not plan to spend consistent with its original pledge. • The EC did not increase spending on agriculture between 2008 and 2009, according to the DAC. • Development Commissioner Piebalgs regularly publicly communicates a long-term commitment to food security. |
Gender |
On Track | • The EU-wide food security policy specifically calls for investing in small-scale female farmers, supporting women's agricultural education and building the capacity of women's associations. |
Environmental |
On Track | • EU-wide policy supports sustainable and ecological approaches to agricultural productivity and assisting developing countries to address climate change and its effects on food security. |
Transparency |
On Track | • The EC scored a 72% rating (10th out of 30 donors) on the 'availability of specific information' metric. • The EC provided ONE with extensive answers to the qualitative questionnaire, but has not reported any AFSI disbursements to the G8 or to ONE. |
