Both developed and developing countries – caught up in rapid economic expansion and technological development – got distracted. They turned off the tap to agriculture, leaving small farmers to rely on basic farming practices and on government and donor handouts.
而造成这种必需资源缺失的原因则是过去20年对农业的错误忽视。无论是发达国家还是发展中国家——两者都忙于在快速经济扩张和技术发展中你追我赶——都犯了同样的错误。他们减少了对农业的扶持，让那些小农业生产者只有依靠最基本的农业技术进行生产，靠政府和捐助者的施舍勉强维生。