How do GMO products help with increase in food production?

Many people are suspicious of GM crops, but new techniques could massively increase food production. read more

GM crops are not meant to increase food production. The main purpose is to introduce traits that give the produce better properties for example in vitamin content. An example is golden rice which biosynthesizes beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. read more

GMO crops increase yields, benefit the environment Drake Bennett | Businessweek | November 19, 2014 Among the winners in this month’s elections were foods containing genetically modified organisms. read more

GMO crops have been found to increase yields, with a 10 percent change to a genetically modified herbicide tolerant crop yielding a roughly 1.7 percent increase in productivity (USDA). Biotechnology companies state that such varieties of crops will improve the livelihood of farmers around the world (Cummins). read more