People have to eat. It's that simple. You may put off buying a new iPad or another car, but you can't put off feeding yourself and your family. So when looking for the surest long-term investments, your best bet is to follow the food.
Regardless of your feelings on their GMOs, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and unscrupulous business practices, agriculture companies like Monsanto (NYSE: MON), DuPont (NYSE: DD), and Syngenta AG (NYSE: SYT) are the only ones that can do anything to help battle the growing global food shortage.