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China Opens the Door to U.S. GMOs
The following is an excerpt of an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal on the importance of China's decision to approve the import of five genetically modified crops. Lost in the news of contentious U.S.-China trade disputes was a meaningful regulatory approval that will improve agriculture around the world. This month Chinese regulators approved the import of five genetically modified crops. These soybean, corn and canola “biotech traits” are designed to grow despite natural obstacles like pest infestation. They will power substantial advances and help feed the world's fast-growing [...]
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Q: how has gmo had an impact on our lives
A: There are several ways GMOs have had a positive impact on our lives - and really, there are too many to name – so instead, we’ll explore the 6 main ways GMOs impact society. 6 Ways GMOs Impact Society 1. GMOs provide economic benefits to millions of consumers. While the cost of food is impacted by various factors (the price of oil affects transportation costs; temperature changes can cause drought; etc.), GMOs play an important role in keeping those prices as low as possible. It’s estimated that corn prices would increase as much as 28 percent and soybean as much as 22 percent if GM c [...]
Why GMOs are made Environment - general Soil Air GlobalStudy
The following is a study detailing the rise of global hunger and what should be done to address it. Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says 821 million people now hungry and over 150 million children stunted, putting hunger eradication goal at risk 11 September 2018, Rome – New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 released today. Limited progress is also being made in addressing the m [...]
GMOs and Modern Agriculture: Feeding a Growing World
From GPS guided self-driving tractors to drones monitoring crop health, today’s modern farms use an array of innovative technologies to grow crops and utilize resources more efficiently than ever before. GMOs are one of modern agriculture’s many innovations and they are already allowing farmers to grow more food with fewer resources.
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Q: How GMO help us to feed our ever growing population
A: Thank you for your question. This question has been previously been answered in this response. A snippet of is included below: “Jim Gaffney, PhD, Strategy Lead of Biotech Affairs and Regulatory at DuPont Pioneer says this: “In short, yes, genetically modified (GM) crops are one tool with great potential for helping feed the growing population. The challenge is not just one of increased productivity though, but also of improving prosperity for millions of smallholder farmers and environmental stewardship and sustainability. That's a tall order and we’ll need all the tools available to us. [...]
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Q: how many American societies consume Genetically modified food in 2006-2017?
A: Nearly all foods today have been genetically modified or altered in some way over thousands of years through selective breeding. However, there are only 10 commercially available GMO crops in the U.S: soybeans, corn (field and sweet), canola, cotton, alfalfa, sugar beets, summer squash, papaya, potatoes and apples. Below is a table outlining what year the 10 crops became commercially available in the U.S.: Squash 1995 Cotton 1996 Soybean 1995 Corn [...]
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A: GMOs will not “save the world,” however they are an important tool in the toolbox for food security and agriculture. Dr. Stuart Smyth, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, explores this topic in depth in a similar question and response here. “No single crop or food production method is capable of feeding the world on its own, so no, GMOs by themselves will not feed the world. However, as part of a global strategy to improve global food security, GMOs can have a tremendously positive contribution to feeding [...]
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Q: What are some good things about Gmos?
A: GMOs are considered an important tool in addressing complex issues around the globe. From environmental sustainability to nutritional benefits, we’ve outlined many of the important ways GMOs can provided benefits to farmers, consumers and the environment in this response. Additionally, this response further discusses the positive ways that GM crops contribute to food security, sustainability, the environment and climate change. Lastly, Julie Howard, Former Chief Scientist, U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Food Security (USAID), talks about the global benefits of [...]
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Biotech crop planting resumes high adoption in 2016
The following is an abstract of a new research paper in the journal GM Crops & Food noting an increase in the adoption of biotech crops (GMOs) in 2016. The global area of biotech crops in 2016 increased from 179.7 million hectares to 185.1 million hectares, a 3% increase equivalent to 5.4 million hectares. Some 26 countries planted biotech crops, 19 of which were developing countries and seven were industrial. Information and data collected from various credible sources showed variations from the previous year. Fluctuations in biotech crop area (both increases [...]
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There Is “Little Doubt” About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
The following are key highlights from a new paper, "There Is 'Little Doubt' About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops," from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) about the promise of GMOs. Key Points The US has allowed genetically modified (GM) technologies to be used since 1996, while the European Union has banned their use. Over 90 percent of US corn and soybean acreage is planted to a GM variety. US corn and soybean crop yields have increased more than European crop yields since the adoption of GM technologies. Although factors other than [...]