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CancelSendSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. , USATODAY Farmers continue to embrace the use of genetically modified crops, even as some U.S. consumers reject foods containing ingredients from the plantsFeed corn in a North Dakota field. The corn has been genetically engineered to withstand the herbicide glyphosate.(Photo: Elizabeth Weise)Story HighlightsFarmers in 2013 added 12 million more acres of crops that are genetically modifiedU.S. leads the world in use of GM cropsSome argue the plants are unnatural or worry about impact on environment
TWEETEMAILMOREEven as some U.S. consumers reject foods containing ingredients from genetically modified plants, farmers continue to embrace the technology. In 2013, crops grown from seed engineered to withstand weed killers, kill pests or resist diseases made up 11.7% of fields planted worldwide, a report released Thursday says.Last year, farmers planted 12 million more acres of plants genetically engineered to be herbicide tolerant, pest resistant or able to stand up to diseases than in 2012,
said Clive James, with the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications. The non-profit
tracks biotech crops and is based at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.The United States leads the world in genetically modified (GM) plantings. Commodity crops genetically engineered to be herbicide tolerant or pest resistant are the norm in U.S. fields.In 2013, they included 93% of all soybeans, 90% of all feed corn and 90% of all cotton, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.In general, choosing GM seed is "an economic decision for farmers," said Mark Watne, a corn, soy and wheat farmer in Minot, N.D. "If you give them a tool to battle weeds at a reasonable cost, they adopt it," he said.Other biotech crops, grown in much smaller amounts, include alfalfa, canola, papaya, sweet corn and summer squash, USDA figures show.Because so many U.S. farmers are already planting GM crops, the U.S. proportion globally is not rising, James said. Today, the main growth in GM plantings is in South America, followed by Asia and Africa, the ISAAA report said. The top planters of GM crops after the United States are Brazil, Argentina, India and Canada.For the second year in a row, farmers in developing countries planted more genetically engineered corps than farmers in the developed world, James said.Small farmers have been quick to adopt GM crops, said James. "We've had 18 years of continuous growth, 12 of those at double digit. If the technology doesn't work for farmers, they're the first to reject it."While some countries embrace the new technology, others do not. GM crops are hotly debated in the European Union, where public sentiment is broadly against them. Some feel they're unnatural, some feel they're potentially dangerous to consume, and some fear their effects on the environment.In the United States, tens of millions of dollars have been spent in the past 11 years on initiatives seeking to require the labeling of GM ingredients. None have been enacted.They include Oregon in 2003, California in 2013 and Washington state in 2013. The Washington initiative was the state's most expensive, with anti-labeling groups spending $22 million to defeat the measure.Labeling advocates plan to try again in Oregon in November. A new measure has been placed on the state's ballot for November 2014, said Scott Faber, executive director of Just Label It, a national coalition working to require labeling of foods containing GM ingredients."It's not a referendum on the technology. It's a referendum on choices," Faber said. "People want to know more about their food, and they don't want industry to limit the choices they make for their families."Whether Americans actually want labeling depends on how the question is asked, said William Hallman, who directs the Food Policy Institute at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. The institute did a large survey of American attitudes towards GM foods in November.When asked what information should be included on food labels that isn't already there, only 7% said they wanted GM ingredients to be labeled. When given a list of possible information to include on food labels, 59% included GM ingredients. When asked if GM ingredients should be labeled, 73% said yes."So which is it?" said Hallman. "Is it 7% or 59% or 73%? It depends on how you ask the question."A commonly used figure is that 70% of all processed foods in a typical supermarket contain GM ingredients. But that's misleading, said Gregory Jaffe, director of biotechnology at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, D.C.Ingredients such as oil from soybeans, sugar from sugar beets and high-fructose corn syrup from corn are highly purified and contain no GM DNA or proteins from the original plant. "Chemically, they are identical to those products made from non-GM plants," Jaffee said.By putting the adjective "GM" in front of "corn," you're "suggesting that it's somehow different from corn. But if it's biologically and chemically the same, is it different?"The distinction is one farmers are well aware of, said Watne, who is the present of the North Dakota Farmers Union.There has been pushback among farmers about growing GM wheat "because as a food that's a little more pure and whole," it doesn't get
refined quite as much. "So it doesn't lose its identity," Watne said.2013 Countries with the largest percentage of genetically engineered crops:Argentina 77%Brazil 65%United States 42%Canada 21%India 6%Source International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech ApplicationsTop U.S. genetically engineered crops in 201393% of all soybeans90% of all feed corn90% of all cottonSource: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Jordan renews hostage swap offer with Islamic StateYou are here:Genetically Engineered FoodGenetically Engineered FoodAn issue that has entered the mainstream media in a lot of countries (noticeably not really in the US) is Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM) of food. A lot of food that we eat today contains genetically modified ingredients and usually without our knowledge.Supporters of this technology maintain that it ensures and sustains food security around the world as the population increases.As time goes on, the science behind genetic engineering is no doubt improving. Biotechnology could be the wave of the future and genetically modified foods could really provide alternatives to help increase food production. However, there is a growing wave of concern from citizens, farmers and scientists who question the way the research is currently being handled by a few large, profit-hungry corporations. That is, as well as scientific debates on the merits of genetically engineered food, there are equally, if not more important, debates on the socioeconomic ramifications of the way such science is marketed and used. Critics believe:The problem of food shortages is a political and economic problem.Food shortages and hunger are -- and will be -- experienced by the poorer nations.GE Food is an expensive technology that the farmers of the developing nations would not be able to afford easily.Patenting laws go against the poor around the world and allow biotech companies to benefit from patenting indigenous knowledge often without consent.This is a very young and untested technology and may not be the answer just yet.Crop uniformity, which the biotech firms are promoting, will reduce genetic diversity making them more vulnerable to disease and pests. This furthers the need for pesticides (often created by the same companies creating and promoting genetically engineered crops).Hence this leads to questions of the motives of corporations and countries who are using the plight of the developing world as a marketing strategy to gain acceptance of GE food as well as dependency upon it via intellectual property rights. That they are against any labeling or other precautionary steps and measures that states may wish to take is of paramount concern.The way in which we reach the answer to the question, "are GE foods safe?" is where a lot of the problem lies. A quick acceptance of GE foods without proper testing etc. could show corporate profitability to be very influential, while a thorough debate and sufficient public participation would ensure that real social and environmental concerns are in fact adhered to. And this pattern would probably indicate to us how other major issues in the future ought to be dealt with.There is also the issue of do we actually need genetically engineered food, given that agriculture in small biodiverse farms are actually very productive. Economics and politics at all levels, (international, national and local) have often prevented food from reaching hungry people, not a lack of production. These same causes have also created, or contributed to, a lot of poverty, which prevents people from being able to afford food in the first place.This section then, looks more into the political issues behind the emerging promotion of biotechnology and genetically modified or engineered foods.10 articles on “Genetically Engineered Food”:Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Read “” to learn more.Links to web sites and articles that discuss world hunger, the relationship between populations and hunger, of poverty and hunger, agricultural issues, land rights and so on.Read “” to learn more.Share this page with:Bookmark or share this with others using some popular social bookmarking web sites:Link to this page from your site/blogCopy/paste the following HTML code to your page:&p&Anup Shah, &a href="http://www.globalissues.org/issue/188/genetically-engineered-food"&Genetically Engineered Food&/a&, &cite&Global Issues&/cite&, Updated: September 26, 2002&/p&… to produce this:Anup Shah, , Global Issues, Updated: September 26, 2002Alternatively, copy/paste the following MLA citation format for this page:Shah, Anup. “Genetically Engineered Food.” Global Issues. 26 Sep. 2002. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. &&.Find this page/site useful?Other optionsEden Foods, Inc. | 领英
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