Assembly/AU/ Decl.2(XI) Page 3 (b) Medium to long-term responses: Invest in appropriate social safety nets and interventions that include both protective actions to mitigate short-term risks and preventative actions to preclude long-term negative consequences; Scale up investments for sustained agricultural growth including expanded public spending for rural infrastructure (roads, markets, irrigation and water harvesting techniques, etc.), services (micro-finance, market information systems, insurance programmes, etc.), agricultural research and technology development and transfer (increased productivity, post-harvest management, extension, etc.); Enhance sustainable land management practices including soil and water management and conservation; Enhance institutional and human capacities for agricultural development; Review bio-fuel policies to make more grains and oilseeds currently used for fuel available for food and feed. WE CALL FOR: 1. A Global partnership that deals with the causes and repercussions of the current crisis, tackles the issue of food security within the more comprehensive humanitarian scope and its association with the inalienable human right to food and life, so as to support the efforts on the national, regional, and international levels to curtail the rise in food prices. 2. The successful early conclusion of the Doha Round to provide for rules-based, fair and free international trade particularly in food and agriculture commodities is an indispensable part of a long term solution. The substantial lowering of barriers to trade in agriculture products coupled with reductions in overall trade-distorting subsidies, particularly in developed countries will have an impact on food production and investment in agriculture in many developing countries, particularly in Africa. 3- The immediate launching of an International High level dialogue between food exporters and importers from developed and developing countries aimed at: a. Concluding an international strategy for the short, medium and long-term handling of the current crisis. b. Examining the speculation risks pertinent to agricultural commodity prices. c. Reinforcing the efforts to promote the development of the agriculture sector in fields of land reclamation, boosting productivity, and encourages the infrastructure needed for transporting and stockpiling crops.