Everybody here seems to be very hostile to GM crops. I hold highly those who have been gracious enough to point at flaws in technology behind GM crops. I detest, however, folks who try to discredit crop genetic engineering for no other reason but corporations that develop GM seeds. I have a question for these people: "Is it Monsanto, Bayer, or DuPont that you hate or their scientists, the hardworking and courageous men and women, who work their hearts and souls out to develop technologies that potentially can benefit humanity?
I am from Africa (please don't hurl racial epithets at me) and I have witnessed kids die of hunger because every time the so-called indigenous seeds are planted, they yield nothing. I don't intend to say GM crops are the solution to global food problems. No. But they have their place in alleviating food insecurity. It's disingenuous for anyone to dismiss crop genetic engineering offhand. I have written as much on GM crops in my blog, GMO Africa. I am a strong supporter of GM crops because I believe the world can't afford to bracket off new technologies, including agricultural biotechnology, from taking off.
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Everybody here seems to be very hostile to GM crops. I hold highly those who have been gracious enough to point at flaws in technology behind GM crops. I detest, however, folks who try to discredit crop genetic engineering for no other reason but corporations that develop GM seeds. I have a question for these people: "Is it Monsanto, Bayer, or DuPont that you hate or their scientists, the hardworking and courageous men and women, who work their hearts and souls out to develop technologies that potentially can benefit humanity? I am from Africa (please don't hurl racial epithets at me) and I have witnessed kids die of hunger because every time the so-called indigenous seeds are planted, they yield nothing. I don't intend to say GM crops are the solution to global food problems. No. But they have their place in alleviating food insecurity. It's disingenuous for anyone to dismiss crop genetic engineering offhand. I have written as much on GM crops in my blog, GMO Africa. I am a strong supporter of GM crops because I believe the world can't afford to bracket off new technologies, including agricultural biotechnology, from taking off.