It's our job to make sure they continue to pay off. The agriculture community looks to research and science to fill in where government and market stabilization left off. They see it as agriculture's new safety net. And rightly so. For our part, now that we're out of the business of income support, we're freer to focus on the vital infrastructure that supports our export numbers and holds promise for global food security.
Biotechnology is our greatest hope.
It's like a stone skipped into a pond. The effects just keep on rippling out from the center. It dramatically increases crop yields. It uses less water and pesticides, offers greater nutritional value. And, in the process, there's less stress on fragile lands and forests.