Genetically Modified What?

Did you know that... 70% of processed foods in American supermarkets now contain genetically modified ingredients?... I didn't!!
Not saying there is anything wrong with GM food per say.... i'm just sayin'....

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[myndy86]

@MukumRaiLimbu The 116% yield increase stat comes from a study that suggests Africa should switch to certified organic(No GM). "Organic farming can lead to increased food production-in many cases a doubling of yields has been seen""the average crop yield increase was even higher for the projects:116 per cent increase for all African projects" unctad.org/en/docs/ditcted2007­15_en.pdf

[myndy86]

@MukumRaiLimbu "In developed countries, organic systems on average produce 92% of the yield produced by conventional agriculture. In developing countries, however, organic systems produce 80% more than conventional farms." newscientist"dot"com/mobile/ar­ticle/dn12245-organic-farming-­could-feed-the-world.html

[myndy86]

@MukumRaiLimbu Janet Carpenter is a former lobbyist for National Center for Food Agriculture Policy who is funded by Monsanto, which shows a conflict of interest. The study also used surveys and not field trials. I`m sure you understand that a farmer can lie on a survey. As for the definition of organic, the 80% yield increase stat came from a study that only included certified organic(No GM), which is in the references. I will quote the study for you.

[MukumRaiLimbu]

@MukumRaiLimbu I mean the plants, sorry typo.

[MukumRaiLimbu]

@MukumRaiLimbu with GM crops*

[MukumRaiLimbu]

@myndy86 Of course GM crops aren't the simple answer to hunger and poverty. Most poverty in the world is caused by corruption, man-made conflicts and inefficient/unstable governments. Biotech could have much more potential if governments around the world were well run, unfortunately this is not the case in underdeveloped nations, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. A 2010 peer reviewed article by Janet E Carpenter found farmers in underdeveloped countries had an increase in yield of 29%.

[MukumRaiLimbu]

@myndy86 "For their analysis, researchers defined the term organic as: practices referred to as sustainable or ecological; that utilize non-synthetic nutrient cycling processes; that exclude or rarely use synthetic pesticides; and sustain or regenerate the soil quality." This means that no pesticides or heavy synthetic fertilizers were used, not that the food was not genetically modified. Learn to read.

[myndy86]

@MukumRaiLimbu UN report cont. "and (iv) added value to organic products through processing activities. These findings are backed up by studies from Asia and Latin America that concluded that organic farming can reduce poverty in an environmentally friendly way.""Organic farming can lead to increased food production – in many cases a doubling of yields""crop yield increase was even higher for these projects: 116 per cent increase for all African projects" unctad.org/en/docs/ditcted2007­15_en.pdf

[myndy86]

@MukumRaiLimbu UN report Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa which states "Poverty is a major contributory factor to food security, organic farmers benefit from (i) cash savings, as organic farming precludes the need to purchase synthetic pesticides and fertilisers; (ii) extra incomes gained by selling the surplus produce(resulting from the change to organic); (iii) premium prices for certified organic produce, obtained primarily in Africa for export but also for domestic markets;"

[myndy86]

@MukumRaiLimbu "Today's scientific evidence demonstrates that agroecological methods outperform the use of chemical fertilizers in boosting food production where the hungry live- especially in unfavorable environments.""To date agroecological projects have shown an average crop yield increase of 80% in 57 developing countries, with an average increase of 116% for all African projects." srfood.org/index.php/en/compon­ent/content/article/1174-repor­t-agroecology-and-the-right-to­-food