Highlights

White House Announcement on Increased Investments for Agricultural Development


President Obama called upon Congress to double U.S. financial support for
agricultural development in developing countries, to more than $1 billion
in 2010. Focus areas for agricultural development assistance include:
Increase productivity and rural incomes by modernizing developing country
agriculture; reduce the dependency on international food aid; and build
multilateral partnerships and leverage the strength of the private sector,
NGOs, and our universities.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/remarks/G20_fact_sheet_1_Doubling_Financial_Resourc
es_or_Agricultural_Development.pdf

Source: CIAT, Rainer Schultze-Kraft