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AgriPulse – Economic Contributions of International Agricultural Development
This article by Sylvain Roy, president and CEO of Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), was originally published in Agri-Pulse on March 9, 2017.
Today, the world is more interconnected and interdependent than ever. And yet, one in nine people around the world goes hungry every day. Food security is more than a nation-by-nation concern. Through investments in agriculture development programs in emerging and developing economies and a sustained global commitment, we are making progress towards eliminating hunger, but more needs to be done.
The United States has one of the most advanced agricultural systems in the world. Sophisticated technologies—biological, chemical, genetic, and mechanical—have transformed U.S. farming into a finely engineered system of food production, processing, and distribution. It is our entrepreneurial skills and free enterprise values that set us apart and contribute to our ability to transfer those elements for business success to men and women in every culture.