UK’s Royal Society says only genetically modified plants offer path to food, fuel security

In the UK, the Royal Society released a new report, calling for genetically modified crops to increase food production and reduce the environmental impact of farming. The Society report said that food production will have to grow by 70 percent between now and 2050 to meet an expected population increase of 2.3 billion.  “The problem is such an acute one, doing that sustainably without eroding soil, overusing fertilizers is an enormous challenge,” Cambridge University’s David Baulcombe, told Reuters. According to a UN report, 1 billion people are in hunger in 2009 due to the economic crisis.

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