date:May 22, 2012
ing more customers for American exports that support American jobs, Obama added.
The Obama administration wants the G8 to take new steps to boost food production by building on its 2009 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, which sought to garner $20bn over the next three years to invest in agricultural sector in poor countries, which in turn can stabilize global food prices.
Syngenta's $500m, Monsanto 's $50m; World Cocoa Foundation's $4m; DuPont's $3m are among the investments announced by the privat