Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack points out that agriculture is one of the few major areas of the economy with a trade surplus.

VOA: special.2010.12.07

But making the surplus available at markets also had a wider effect.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

Nwanze says with more support, smallholder farmers can increase their productivity to produce a food surplus.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29