This is vital because, according to the World Bank, growth in farming eliminates poverty twice as much as growth in any other economic sector. Indeed, agriculture remains the primary productive sector in the world’s poorest countries, employing 65% of the working population and, on average, contributing more than 25% to GDP.
但是欧盟必须关注于鼓励发展地区农业。这是取得更大全球安全以及减少贫困的唯一途经。这也将会让确保今天的农产品高价转化为贫困农民的机遇。这非常关键，因为根据世界银行的报告，农业增长消除贫困要比其他任何经济部门的增长都要大两倍。确实，世界最贫困国家中农业依旧是主要的生产部门，65%的人口以农业就业，而且平均而言对GDP的贡献超过25%。