ActionAid - GM crops 'won't solve hunger'
'Genetically modified (GM) crops could pose a considerable threat to poor farmers and will not feed the world... GM crops are "irrelevant" to poor farmers' needs and could push them deeper into debt as they become more reliant on expensive seeds and chemicals.'

My suspicion is that GM food is fundamentally a rent-seeking intellectual property racket designed to create a dependency on patented life and thereby extract a monopoly rent or royalty from every farmer or consumer. There is a need for an 'open source' GM technology, if it is to be allowed at all. In fact the entire concept of 'intellectual property' needs to be reviewed.

ActionAid - GM crops 'won't solve hunger'
'Genetically modified (GM) crops could pose a considerable threat to poor farmers and will not feed the world... GM crops are "irrelevant" to poor farmers' needs and could push them deeper into debt as they become more reliant on expensive seeds and chemicals.'

My suspicion is that GM food is fundamentally a rent-seeking intellectual property racket designed to create a dependency on patented life and thereby extract a monopoly rent or royalty from every farmer or consumer. There is a need for an 'open source' GM technology, if it is to be allowed at all. In fact the entire concept of 'intellectual property' needs to be reviewed.