Reduced reliance on pesticides and fossil fuels. A cleaner environment. As we stand on the edge of a new millennium, we dream of a tomorrow without hunger. To achieve that dream, we must welcome the science that promises hope. We know advances biotechnology must be tested and safe, but they should not be unduly delayed.
Biotechnology is one of tomorrow's tools in our hands today.
Slowing its acceptance is a luxury our hungry world cannot afford. To feed the world in the next century, we need food that is more plentiful and more affordable than it is today. With more productivity needed from less tillable land, we need new ways to yield more from what is left - after development and erosion take their toll. To strengthen our economies, we need to grow our own food as independently as we can. Agricultural biotechnology will play a major role in realising the hope we all share.