Yet unqualified environmental groups and European bureaucrats are obsessed with agricultural pesticide safety, basing their assumptions on unjustified fear and anxiety.

ECONOMIST: The status of Lisbon

Jia Shirong, a professor and member of the government's Safety Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, is also on the board of a leading biotech company.

FORBES: Rice War

The main requirements are long-term agricultural improvements as well as institutions and safety-nets to respond to food crises fast cash-for-work programmes, for instance, or food vouchers to stop people selling their animals out of desperation.

ECONOMIST: The Sahel: Hungry again | The

The workshop has been held in other U.S. cities and concentrates on the safety of our water supply and agricultural food chain.

FORBES: No Food, No Drink If Agroterrorism Hits USA

During National Farm Safety and Health Week, we celebrate agricultural workers' vital contributions and reaffirm our commitment to keeping them safe on the job.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House