More than 10% of the world’s crop land grow Genetically Modified crops or GM crops. Scientists around the world have been asserting that GM crops can solve the world’s hunger problem. What are GM crops and what are their merits and demerits? • Crops can be engineered to withstand extreme weatherWhy is there stiff opposition to GM crops? • People in general are wary of GM crops as they are engineered in a lab and do not occur in Nature

Source: The Hindu June 07, 2021 07:23 UTC