The paper discusses the advantages of biotechnology, the challenges it will face, the global food demands as worldpopulation grows and the need for the balance between biotechnology and traditional technology to enhan...The paper discusses the advantages of biotechnology, the challenges it will face, the global food demands as worldpopulation grows and the need for the balance between biotechnology and traditional technology to enhance food production.Genetically modified crops have a number of advantages than conventional crops, so have caused a good number of farmers acrossthe world to embrace biotechnology. The projected rise in the world population by 2050 to be at 9.7 billion and by 2100 atapproximately 11 billion has led to adoption of biotechnology in an attempt to meet the global food requirements. The foreseeablechallenges will be the sustainahility of genetically modified crops against insects＇ resistance and the safety of these geneticallymodified crops. We are at a stage in human development, where we need a balanced approach to solving this world challenge ofhunger and malnourishment, a safe sustainable approach using the best of the conventional crop technology and the best ofbiotechnology to achieve sustainable intensification of crop productivity on the 1.5 billion ha of cropland globally.展开更多
文摘The paper discusses the advantages of biotechnology, the challenges it will face, the global food demands as worldpopulation grows and the need for the balance between biotechnology and traditional technology to enhance food production.Genetically modified crops have a number of advantages than conventional crops, so have caused a good number of farmers acrossthe world to embrace biotechnology. The projected rise in the world population by 2050 to be at 9.7 billion and by 2100 atapproximately 11 billion has led to adoption of biotechnology in an attempt to meet the global food requirements. The foreseeablechallenges will be the sustainahility of genetically modified crops against insects＇ resistance and the safety of these geneticallymodified crops. We are at a stage in human development, where we need a balanced approach to solving this world challenge ofhunger and malnourishment, a safe sustainable approach using the best of the conventional crop technology and the best ofbiotechnology to achieve sustainable intensification of crop productivity on the 1.5 billion ha of cropland globally.
