Science-based agriculture can preserve critical indigenous foods, such as cowpea, matoke (banana), cassava, and common beans, while reducing the environmental impacts of farming. On average, genetically engineered crops have cut chemical pesticide use by 37%, increased crop yields by 22%, boosted farmer profits by 38%, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road.
Evidence
Advocating for ag on the farm and in parliament
Argentina and Brazil merge law and science to regulate new breeding techniques
European Union opinion on gene editing: Insightful or missed opportunity?
Biotechnology and biosafety under the Trump administration: The devil will be in the details
Farmers’ advocate pushes back against GMO ‘myths’ in Ghana
Australia, EU say some plant breeding methods exempt from GMO rules
Burkina Faso is moving forward with GMO research
Witnessing India’s GMO cotton revolution
Leading Latin American college endorses use of GMO crops