One in four agricultural products traded globally originates from the Americas. Latin America and the Caribbean is the largest net food exporter in the world.
The region has a natural wealth that contributes to the efficient ecosystem that characterizes its agri-food production. The agricultural sector has an irreplaceable role in the economic and social life of our countries, writes Manuel Otero. It is inevitable to think of agricultural development under a systemic sustainable vision, he says, with the farmers as the main protagonists.