Life as we know it would cease to be without our sources of food. It’s the one thing that transcends culture, religion, borders, and diplomacy. Sit down with your worst enemy over a good plate of mom’s home cooking and try to stay mad. I dare you.
The Ag-sec folks are the ones keeping the ship running, whether the Politicos or anyone else realize it. You can work to cultivate plants that are used to make the ship’s food supply, or you can grow the components needed to fill the shelves of the Med Bay.