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GMOs in the Developing World
Student PresentationZachary Larson
IntroductionGMOs are playing a powerful role
Differing views in the Developing World
Cautious Optomism
Down Right Hostility
Need for balanced Approach to access GMOs potential
Benefits of GMOS
Benefits Widely Known in the Developed World
Step up from traditional breeding
Able to specifically target genetic mechanisms
Used to combat nutrition problems like Vitamin A Deficiency
Benefits Continued
Increasing Yield
Crop Improvement
Pest Control
BT Cotton
Concerns Regarding GMOs
Opposition and skepticism to GMOs is widely present
Damage to the Environment, Agriculture, and Biodiversity
India's long opposition and eventual adoption of Bt Cotton
Further Concerns
Potential Disruption of Environment
Affect on National Economy
Consumer Confidence
China's Experience with GMOs
Ethical Considerations
GMOs are made with good intentions
Have the ability to target specific agricultural problems
Adoption of GMOs can improve food security and limit nutritional deficiencies
GMOs adoption must be done in care of environmental and consumer issues.
Conclusion
GMOs have a powerful potential in the developing world
Optimism and Skepticism
Need for Ethical Adoption
Works Cited
1.Evenson, Robert E.Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization. Volume 2, Issue , Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1542-0485, DOI: 10.2202/1542-0485.1056 , May 2004
2.Joel I. Cohen, Robert Paarlberg, Unlocking Crop Biotechnology in Developing Countries––A Report from the Field, World Development, Volume 32, Issue 9, September 2004, Pages 1563-1577, ISSN 0305-750X, 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.05.003.
3.Moisés Burachik, Experience from use of GMOs in Argentinian agriculture, economy and environment, New Biotechnology, Volume 27, Issue 5, 30 November 2010, Pages 588-592