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<blockquote data-quote="Douglas" data-source="post: 741157" data-attributes="member: 8840"><p>What say you India:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/genetically_modified_cotton_crops_produced_greater_yields_reduced_pesticide_use" target="_blank">http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/genetica ... ticide_use</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cotton crops in India that were genetically modified to resist insects produced dramatically increased yields and significantly reduced pesticide use compared with non-bioengineered crops, according to the results of farm trials reported by researchers in California and Germany. The study, published Friday, Feb. 7, in the journal Science, holds particular promise for small-scale, low-income farmers in developing nations, said the researchers. These farmers, especially those in tropical regions, regularly risk large, pest-related crop losses because they cannot afford to use the pesticides available to larger farms. From the University of California, Berkeley:Genetically But for the majority of developing nations, the high cost of pesticides makes them too risky an investment for small, non-commercial farmers, the authors argued. In addition, chemical pesticides are much more harmful to farmers' health and the environment, and require a significant amount of technical knowledge to be used properly, they said. "Many of the rural poor in developing countries are undereducated," said Qaim. "If they had effective pesticides, they would still have to know that the proper time to spray would be when the bollworms are in a certain larval stage, a window of opportunity that lasts a mere two to three days." modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reduced pesticide use in India </p><p>"Understanding how to use pesticides properly is difficult, but replacing the type of seed used is easy and thus more desirable," Zilberman added. "The bottom line is, biotechnology has the potential to positively impact the lives of small, poor farmers in developing nations. <strong>It would be a shame if anti-GMO (genetically modified organisms) fears kept important technology away from those who stand to benefit the most from it."</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Douglas, post: 741157, member: 8840"] What say you India: [url=http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/genetically_modified_cotton_crops_produced_greater_yields_reduced_pesticide_use]http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/genetica ... ticide_use[/url] Cotton crops in India that were genetically modified to resist insects produced dramatically increased yields and significantly reduced pesticide use compared with non-bioengineered crops, according to the results of farm trials reported by researchers in California and Germany. The study, published Friday, Feb. 7, in the journal Science, holds particular promise for small-scale, low-income farmers in developing nations, said the researchers. These farmers, especially those in tropical regions, regularly risk large, pest-related crop losses because they cannot afford to use the pesticides available to larger farms. From the University of California, Berkeley:Genetically But for the majority of developing nations, the high cost of pesticides makes them too risky an investment for small, non-commercial farmers, the authors argued. In addition, chemical pesticides are much more harmful to farmers' health and the environment, and require a significant amount of technical knowledge to be used properly, they said. "Many of the rural poor in developing countries are undereducated," said Qaim. "If they had effective pesticides, they would still have to know that the proper time to spray would be when the bollworms are in a certain larval stage, a window of opportunity that lasts a mere two to three days." modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reduced pesticide use in India "Understanding how to use pesticides properly is difficult, but replacing the type of seed used is easy and thus more desirable," Zilberman added. "The bottom line is, biotechnology has the potential to positively impact the lives of small, poor farmers in developing nations. [b]It would be a shame if anti-GMO (genetically modified organisms) fears kept important technology away from those who stand to benefit the most from it."[/b] [/QUOTE]
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