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Book Explores Global Attitudes to GM Crops and Unravels Reasons behind Negative Sentiments


Book Explores Global Attitudes to GM Crops and Unravels Reasons behind Negative Sentiments
March 10, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Thomson, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa has written a new book, 
GM Crops and the Global Divide, which explores global attitudes to GM crops and unravels the reasons behind negative sentiments.
Genetically modified (GM) crops have been commercially grown since 1996. Since then, more than 70 countries have adopted GM crops either by planting or importing them. In 2019, up to 17 million farmers, 95% of whom come from developing countries planted 190.4 million hectares of GM crops. ....

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GM Crops and the Global Divide


Explores global attitudes to GM crops and unravels the reasons behind negative sentiments.
Attitudes to GM crops continue to generate tension, even though they have been grown commercially for over 20 years. Negative sentiment towards their development limits their adoption in Western countries, despite there being no evidence of harm to human health. These unfounded concerns about genetically modified crops have also inhibited uptake in many countries throughout Africa and Asia, having a major impact on agricultural productivity and preventing the widespread cultivation of potentially life-saving crops.
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GM Crops and the Global Divide traces the historical importance that European attitudes to past colonial influences, aid, trade and educational involvement have had on African leaders and their people. The detrimental impact that these attitudes have on agricultural productivity and food security continues to be of growing importance, especia ....

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