date:Jan 10, 2013
At the Oxford Farming Conference, last week, the concerns over the growth in the global population and how to feed growing numbers at a time of climate change and diminishing land and water resources were at the forefront of the debate.
The question of the acceptability of GM foods was first raised by the UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson who told the conference: GM needs to be considered in its proper overall context with a balanced understanding of the risks and the benefits.
We should