POSTnote by Jonathan Wentworth. It was first published on Friday, 16 September 2011. It was last updated on Tuesday, 18 October 2011.
GM crops and food security
The rising global population requires agriculture to increase productivity at a time when land and water shortages and climate change are putting pressure on food production. This POSTnote examines the potential contribution that genetic modification of crops might bring to increasing food production in Europe, in a global context.
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- Research briefing
- Reference
- POST-PN-386
- Subjects
- Crops Agriculture Genetically modified organisms Food Food supply
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- POST
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- View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk
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