GS Mains Model Question & Answer: What are challenges of GM Crops? Remedies to overcome this. Comment

 GS Mains Model Question & Answer: What are challenges of GM Crops? Remedies to overcome this. Comment

Q.  What are challenges of GM Crops? Remedies to overcome this. Comment

Model Answer:

What are challenges of GM Crops? Remedies to overcome this.

GM crops are plants used in agriculture in which the DNA has been modified using genetic engineering techniques.

So far only GM cotton has been approved in India.

• There are many risks associated with use of GM crops, some proven, some still being studied.
• The health concern has forced GEAC (Genetic Engineering approval committee) to put a ban on further field trials of GM crops.
• There are also risk that use of GM crops will lead to extinction of many indigenous variety of crops and also increased dependence on company likes Monsanto.
• This is like promoting a mono-culture cropping which can backfire. Hence through studies need to be carried out before removing moratorium on GM crops trial.

Given the concerns and burgeoning human population it is important that we must debate and draw some conclusion for the implementation of GM crops. Organic farming can be a better option as it retains soil quality and highly nutritious and with the example of Sikkim other states can shift their focus to it. Also information about quality of GM crop must be made public so that any buyer buying GM product must be aware of it.

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