Permaculture Research Digest
Agroecology research needs proper funding (#journal)
The growing demand for food poses major challenges to humankind. We must produce more food with less input, while
deploying every effort to minimize risk. However, the claim that genetically modified crops are necessary if we are to
secure food production has no
scientific support, but is a reflection of corporate interests. An objective review of current
knowledge places GM crops far down the list of potential solutions in
the coming decades. Much of the research funding
currently available for the development of GM crops would be much better
spent in other research areas of plant science, e.g., nutrition, policy
research, governance, and solutions close to local market conditions.
The growing demand for food poses major challenges to humankind. We must produce more food with less input, while
deploying every effort to minimize risk. However, the claim that genetically modified crops are necessary if we are to
secure food production has no
scientific support, but is a reflection of corporate interests. An objective review of current
knowledge places GM crops far down the list of potential solutions in
the coming decades. Much of the research funding
currently available for the development of GM crops would be much better
spent in other research areas of plant science, e.g., nutrition, policy
research, governance, and solutions close to local market conditions.
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