from agriculture. Many rural people in the developing world are poor, and conversely, most of the world's poor people … inhabit rural areas. Agriculture also accounts for a significant fraction of the economic activity in the developing world … that changes affecting agriculture have large aggregate effects. Thus, it seems reasonable that agricultural productivity …

as part of the $22 billion pledged at the L’Aquila summit. In Africa itself, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture … types of investment and different business models for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa are urgently needed to show … free humankind from hunger and poverty through improving food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture” and …