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What are the arguments for and against GMO?

There is plenty of evidence to counter claims GMO will increase world food yields and show non-GMO crops can perform even better. GMO production favours big business over small farmers and encourages the trend toward industrial-scale “monoculture” growing that’s bad for the environment, farmers and consumers.

What are some of the arguments for pro GMOs?

The arguments that have been put forward for the use of GMOs in agriculture include:

• Potential benefits for agricultural productivity.
• Potential benefits for the environment.
• Potential benefits for human health.

What is the difference between pro GMO and non-GMO?

Organic food is typically pesticide-free, GMO-free, and sustainably farmed. Non-GMO food, or non-genetically modified food, has not been altered or engineered in any way. GMO food has been genetically modified in some form, usually in a laboratory.

What is the GMO debate?

To understand the GMO debate, one must understand GMOs. GMOs are what they sound like: organisms with DNA modifications through genetic engineering. Most genetic modification of foods results not in altered nutritional value or flavor, but rather resistance to weed-controlling herbicides and crop-destroying pests.

What problems do GMOs solve?

Only the widespread embrace of bioengineered or genetically modified (GM) crops and animals can solve the persistent problem of hunger and lessen the impact of pest-borne diseases without doing untold damage to the environment.

What is pro GMO?

In his blog, What is Pro-GMO?, Green suggests that being Pro-GMO means that you’re anti-GMO misinformation. “We humans like to split things into black and white opposing camps but that mold doesn’t fit well on the GMO debate. The anti-GMO folks are a movement out to promote their agenda.

Does non-GMO mean no pesticide?

Basically, although non-GMO provides guarantees against the use of GMOs, it doesn’t mean they haven’t been sprayed with pesticides. On the other hand, no chemical pesticides are used ever on organic seeds.