🌱 Genetically Modified Foods: Magic or Myth?

[Devesh_chandola]

Genetically Modified (GM) Foods & Crops: Good or Bad?

- Health

Approved Genetically Modified foods = safe (WHO) .

Debate is about pesticides (glyphosate) .

Food = safe , but pesticide use needs care.

- Benefits: Farm & Environment

• Less insecticide use

• Higher yields & profit

• Better pest control

- Problems: Farm & Environment

• “Superweeds” from overuse

• Resistant pests if rules ignored

• Gene flow (mixing with wild plants)

- Worth It?

• Yes — with strict safety tests, resistance management & clear labeling.

• No — if misused, over-sprayed, or only benefits seed companies.

- Why Russia Banned Genetically Modified Crops. 2016 ban on cultivation.

• Precautionary approach

• Promote “GMO-free” image

• Avoid foreign seed dependence

• Mostly political/economic, not scientific.

- Final Word

• Genetically Modified foods = tools, not magic.

• Safe so far

• Can help farms

• need rules + responsibility

1- Should farmers depend on big seed companies for Genetically Modified crops?

2- Can Genetically Modified foods really help solve world hunger?

3- Do you agree with Russia’s “GMO-free” policy, or is it just politics?

4- If labeled clearly, would you choose Genetically Modified foods or avoid them?

MBH/AB

[Tejaswini.V]

1. no

2)no

3. may be

4. yes if i think it’s healthy.

[Priya_pati]

Genetically modified plants are surely innovative but in the long term they might cause mutations. So its use should be limited or restricted.