The cry is we need GMO's to grow more food in the world. Yet the startling statistic is we waste anything like 30-50% of all food produced.
Estimated that around 1.2-2 billion tons do not even reach the human stomach. What with overproduction, food ploughed back into the ground and the vast amount simply thrown away by households and industry. Where is the need for even greater amounts, as the GMO supporters would have us believe would be produced.
Lets not have the old chestnut that it could be supplied to developing countries, because it is not being distributed now!
Food waste acquired from a household food recycling bin.*
Further food production by GMO's is also aimed squarely at grain crops, looking to increase production not for human nutrition but animal feeds. Trying to keep the status quo running where obscene amounts of quality food grain is fed to animals to fatten up for meat production.
Reduction in meat eating not only would free up more grain food, it would lead to better health amongst the population as research shows time and again. Eating large quantities of animal flesh, as many people do beyond their requirements for protein to live, causes degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart disease and possibly contributes to Alzheimers.
The need for GMO's is completely overstated and unnecessary.
*This is a typical mix of foods that are thrown away by many ordinary households each week. It is not from our household, firstly we do not eat refined bread of this type, or eat chicken. Any household waste we have IS waste, inedible parts. Everything is composted, as was this sample. Another thing that is beyond me why anyone would thrown away valuable composting materials when they have a reasonable sized garden!
