From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Fri Feb 07 2003 - 11:29:32 MST
(the green/environmentalist/luddite coffin that is...)
On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, J Corbally wrote:
> This is an important point. It may very well be the *products" of GM, and
> not necessarily GM that will win the day. I don't think the greens really
> grasp this.
Perhaps. But this New Scientist article:
GM crops boost yields more in poor countries
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993364
suggests otherwise. The yields on Bt cotton are boosted
up to 80% in India vs. 10% in the U.S. -- that is a really
big difference and a really big reason for countries like
India to use GM crops to remain competitive.
The article suggests the yield boost may be even higher
for food crops vis-a-vis cash crops. Once the farmers
get used to the higher yields, then the pressure will
be on for scientists to develop ever better methods
to defeat any adaptations the insects might make.
Robert
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