Growth in U.S. exports is inextricably linked with rapid recovery from the Asian crisis and faster growth in the rest of the developing world. As Pinstrup-Andersen pointed out, We are forgoing an important opportunity by not assisting agriculture in developing countries, because effective aid in this area can lead to greater exports from developed countries, including agricultural exports. Yet investments in developing-country agriculture still receive little attention from donor countries. All ships rise when we stimulate appropriate targeted research in developing-country agriculture, said Schumacher. The panelists agreed on the importance of rekindling awareness in the global nature of this critical situation, particularly in the developed world, where some people live under the illusion that the Asian effects are local, not global.
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