FAO-EU partnership: EU Food Facility to achieve food securityWith farming in steady decline in Lesotho and more than 350 000 people facing hunger, efforts to boost agricultural production over the long term and help the country achieve food security are crucial. With ?4 million from the European Union, FAO launched a two-year project in May 2009 to improve the food security of 36 300 vulnerable farming families. To help farmers increase food production during the main cropping seasons in 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, FAO is providing agricultural inputs to 35 700 households through Input Trade Fairs (ITFs).