Bloomberg – By Deena Shanker – July 16, 2019
Feeding 10 Billion People Will Require Genetically Modified Food
The climate is changing, the population is growing, and unless food production practices evolve dramatically, it?s a hungry future ahead.
Like it or not, genetic modification is going to be an important tool to feed the planet’s growing population.
If we want to feed 10 billion people by 2050, in a world beset by rising temperatures and scarcer water supplies, we will need to dramatically change the way we produce food. Increased public investment in technologies like genetic engineering is a vital piece of that, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Resources Institute…
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