South Africa: Value of GM crops lost due to drop in pest resistance

South Africa’s government is increasingly opening the door to genetically modified organisms (GMOs)—along with the issues that arise as GMOs sweepingly change the country’s agriculture industry.

Many African nations are wary of welcoming GMOs. South Africa, however, is now the world’s eighth-largest GMO producer, with 2.9 million hectares (4.9 million acres) of GM maize, soybeans, and cotton grown in 2012.

One of the major problems South Africa has encountered is the increasing resistance of pests to the GM crops. A misuse of the technology is to blame, say some researchers.

Read the full, original story here: “GMOs, A Global Debate: South Africa, Top GMO-Producer in Africa”

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