Introducing GMOs into the equation will do nothing to fix the distribution problem, instead creating food security issues that now plague every other country that has adopted GMOs. In the U.S., food insecurity has risen from 12% in pre-GM 1995 to 15% in 2011, stated Variava during a recent interview with The Wall Street Journals (WSJ) India Real Time. In Paraguay, where nearly 65% of land is under GM crops, hunger increased from 12.6% in 2004-06 to 25.5% in 2010-12. In Brazil and Argentina, GM food has not reduced hunger. In any event, GM does not increase yields, as the Union of Concerned Scientists established through a review of 12 years of GM in the U.S.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:25:21 +0000
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