The More We Can Grow On Already

Myths About The Dire Effects Of Genetically Modified Foods On Health And The Environment Abound, But They Have Not Held Up To Scientific Scrutiny. And, Although Many Concerns Have Been Expressed About The Potential For Unexpected Consequences, The Unexpected Effects That Have Been Observed So Far Have Been Benign.

In Agriculture, People Have Taken Wild Plants That Can't Be Eaten By People - And Turned Them Into Wonderful Food Sources. And That's Because Genomes Can Change, And People Working With Plants Have Picked Mutations. Mutations Are Nothing More Than Genetic Changes.

The More We Can Grow On Already Cultivated Land, The Better.

Even As The Population Doubled From Three To Six Billion, We Managed To Race Ahead With All Kinds Of Technological And Scientific Events In Agriculture - From Using More Fertilizers To Mechanization To Advanced Plant Breeding.

If Everybody Switched To Organic Farming, We Couldn't Support The Earth's Current Population - Maybe Half.