Genetically Engineered Foods Biofortification of Staple Food Crops – A Sustainable Solution to Micronutrient Malnutrition?
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A spirited debate on the pros and cons of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) began more than a decade ago and continues unabated to the present time. Scientists, politicians, farmers, seed company executives, food manufacturers, leaders of nongovernmental organizations, and food consumers have all joined the discussion. Many of the scientific and political issues related to GMOs were the subject of a recent conference in New Delhi, India held in May, 2003. The title of this conference was “Indo-US Agricultural Biotechnology Conference on Nutritional Enhancement and Abiotic Stress Tolerance. The following exchange between R.V and P.K. at one of the coffee breaks at the conference illustrates some of the conflicting views that well meaning and highly educated people can have.
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