I’ve been researching, writing and producing GM technology stories for more than 20 years and it’s always puzzled me why this extraordinary leap forward in agriculture is regarded by many as something equivalent to Armageddon.
Consider the following:
And how’s this for an environmental positive?In 2011, GM cropping practices were directly responsible for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 23 billion kilograms – that’s the equivalent of removing 10 million cars from the roads of the world.Some irony that GM cropping is advancing the green living cause so effectively.