Agriculture Quote by M. S. Swaminathan

Instead of trying to understand agriculture in its own terms, acknowledge that agriculture ultimately comes out of nature. Right now agriculture is the No.…

— Wes Jackson

Food security is an authentically human requirement. Guaranteeing it for present and future generations also means safeguarding ourselves against the uncontrolled exploitation of natural…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Less land is being converted into agriculture globally in part because farmers are growing more food on less land.

— Michael Shellenberger

The loss of land for food security has to be measured not only in quantitative terms but also in respect of land use.

— M. S. Swaminathan

It's clear that agriculture, done right, is the best means the world has today to simultaneously tackle food security, poverty and environmental degradation.

— Irene Rosenfeld

“To think of food as a weapon, or of a weapon as food, may give an illusory security and wealth to a few, but…

— Wendell Berry

Now listen, the one thing about agriculture is we've lost our manufacturing, we've lost a great deal of jobs overseas, lots of our industry.…

— John Boozman

It is clear that agriculture as we know it has experienced major changes within the life expectancy of most of us, and these changes…

— Richard Lamm

Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food…

— Pat Roberts

Agriculture is in danger. The whole world is in danger. We need to learn to adapt. If we don't, we'll face catastrophic consequence on…

— Cary Fowler

The future of food security will depend on a combination of the ecological prudence of the past and the technological advances of today.

— M. S. Swaminathan

Agriculture is the backbone of the livelihood security system of nearly 700 million people in the country and we need to build our food…

— M. S. Swaminathan