Tomatoes with flounder genes, salmon growing at triple their normal rate, humans without large intestines being fed GM soy – it’s mad scientists playing with Mother Nature. No wonder Greenpeace calls GM foods a ticking time bomb. Or, it’s Hawaiian papaya being saved from a virus which would have destroyed the industry, rice with beta […]
Tomatoes with flounder genes, salmon growing at triple their normal rate, humans without large intestines being fed GM soy – it’s mad scientists playing with Mother Nature. No wonder Greenpeace calls GM foods a ticking time bomb.
Or, it’s Hawaiian papaya being saved from a virus which would have destroyed the industry, rice with beta carotene – able to save 40,000 lives a day if only approved – drought resistant corn, non-browning apples, and salt-tolerant wheat.
Worldwide, genetically modified crops are grown in 28 nations around the world, while 38 prohibit or ban their cultivation. Surprisingly, Russia, Venezuela, Algeria, and Peru are among the few countries which both ban GM crop cultivation and imports. And like with most things, there is a bit of hypocrisy. While western Europe takes the high road when it comes to GMO cultivation, it imports over 30 million tons annually of GM grains for animal feed.
Velo Mitrovich and Jack Young asks if GMO belongs in the future farming landscape.