The president of the World Agricultural Forum is Raymond Cesca, pictured here to the left of Leonard Guarraia.

I interviewed Ray in between sessions earlier today about what he hopes to see accomplished. He says the theme of investing in agriculture is meant to be about more than just food and fuel but about successful business models and food production. He says they hope to see agriculture as the economic engine for growth and that investment in agriculture can be the driver for it.

You can listen to my interview with Ray here: world-ag-forum-07-cesca.mp3