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10 Reasons Why
With the cost of food skyrocketing GM foods are once again being promoted as the way to feed the world. But far from needing more GM foods, there are urgent reasons why we need to ban them altogether. Here are 10 reasons why. Find out more. The Key Scientific Evidence This paper presents the key scientific evidence from over 100 different studies on the risks of GM crops. Find out more.
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Research, Briefings, Reports, Books
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Myth Busting - behind the hype
Are GM crops taking over global agriculture?
- GM plantings make up a mere 2.4% of global agricultural crop land.
- Nearly 80% of the global area planted to GM crops is in just 3 countries - the U.S., Argentina and Brazil.
- The U.S. alone plants over 50% of the world's GM crops.
- Less than 3% of cropland in India and China is planted with GM crops, almost exclusively just 1 crop - GM cotton.
- In the European Union only a tiny amount of just 1 GM crop - a Monsanto maize - is being grown.
- This area has been shrinking for several years, mainly as a result of governmental bans.
- The impression that GM crops are taking over global agriculture has been promoted via the reports of the biotech-industry backed ISAAA.
- ISAAA has a history of making highly misleading claims.
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