Caribbean Net News: IICA asserts that agriculture is key to poverty reduction

Caribbean Net NewsIICA asserts that agriculture is key to poverty reduction

Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) addressing key global issues such as food security, agriculture’s true contribution to development, trade and the challenges of modernization of the agricultural sector, he emphasized that the agriculture of today must be understood and managed differently.“We are convinced that agriculture can be a key instrument in reducing rural and urban poverty and ensuring food security and sustainable development. Indeed, the three challenges for agriculture of the future are poverty alleviation, sustainable management of the environment and competitiveness in an era of free trade,” he said.