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A new study published in the latest issue of "Science" finds GM rice to be a
positive factor:
Insect-Resistant GM Rice in Farmers' Fields: Assessing Productivity and
Health Effects in China
Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Scott Rozelle, Carl Pray
Science, Vol 308, Issue 5722, 688-690 , 29 April 2005
Abstract
Although no country to date has released a major genetically modified (GM)
food
grain crop, China is on the threshold of commercializing GM rice. This paper
studies two of the four GM varieties that are now in farm-level preproduction
trials, the last step before commercialization. Farm surveys of randomly
selected farm households that are cultivating the insect-resistant GM rice
varieties, without the aid of experimental station technicians, demonstrate
that when compared with households cultivating non-GM rice, small and poor
farm
households benefit from adopting GM rice by both higher crop yields and
reduced
use of pesticides, which also contribute to improved health.
Abstract at: (login may be required)
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/308/5722/688
Tom Billings
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