Genetically Modified Crop Myths Revealed
By NunoXEI • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog
Genetic modification actually cuts the productivity of crops, an authoritative new study shows, undermining repeated claims that a switch to the controversial technology is needed to solve the growing world food crisis.
The study – carried out over the past three years at the University of Kansas in the US grain belt – has found that GM soya produces about 10 per cent less food than its conventional equivalent, contradicting assertions by advocates of the technology that it increases yields.
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I’d love to read more about the study that was conducted. Having just finished a stats course, I am skeptical to just buy the results without seeing the variable factors around which the study was conducted.
On that note, I am actually undecided on the GMO debate — my knowledge mainly lies in economic pros & cons – the potential they have to help out farmers in less fertile areas, vs. the potential “imperialist” nature of their distributors. There have been some proven benefits of GMO’s but a lot of unknowns, which scares me.
Unfortunately I haven’t read much about the environmental impacts of them – someone fill me in. From the looks of the study, they are less efficient per acre for agricultural land, but I wonder about the nature of the farming itself – is it easier on the land to farm GMO’s? (and therefore more sustainable long-term?) I find it hard to believe that it can beat out organic & locally sustainable farming?!
Oh, and on a side note…
Love that it took a massive international study to conclude that GMO’s will not solve world hunger…
UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION … hello?!
I’d be very interested to see what results it would yield if we put the kind of $$ into education about the root causes that we do into surface solutions like figuring out food shortage. How about less waste? More efficiency?
I may be a dreamer…but I’m not the only one
another side note, sorry to stalk this comment area…
I got curious about more info on the study this article talked about & in my research came across this blog: http://www.gmoafrica.org … very interesting take on biotechnology in Africa.