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

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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