Genetically Engineered Foods

Genetically Engineered Foods | Genetically Engineered Foods Will Benefit Developing Countries

Richard Manning is an environmental writer who has written six books, one of which is Food’s Frontier: The Next Green Revolution.

Summary: In developing countries such as India, where subsistence farming is prevalent and new protein-rich crops are desperately needed, genetic food modification is a promising alternative. Instead of allowing profit-oriented biotech corporations to control their agriculture, sophisticated native public-sector scientists are developing new disease-resistant and pest-resistant biotech crops for their countries. Using...

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