Business Leaders Launch Strategy to Boost Global Food Security
- 17 global companies partner with governments of Tanzania, Vietnam and the US, international organizations and farmer leaders to accelerate sustainable agricultural growth through market-based solutions
- The “New Vision for Agriculture” aims to simultaneously improve food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity
Davos, Switzerland, 28 January 2011 – A coalition of business, governments and farmers today launched a strategy to significantly increase food production while conserving environmental resources and spurring economic growth. The approach is already being implemented in two countries, Tanzania and Vietnam. Led by 17 global companies, the strategy sets ambitious targets for collective action to increase production by 20%, decrease greenhouse gas emissions per tonne by 20%, and reduce rural poverty by 20% each decade.
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