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Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050?

Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050? . GM Crops and Food Security 2010-2050 Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, London, July 21st, 2010. Gordon Conway, Imperial College. Recombinant DNA or ‘GM’ Crops. Key Factors. I b hungry, 9 b popn. by 2050

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Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050?

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  1. Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050? GM Crops and Food Security 2010-2050 Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, London, July 21st, 2010 Gordon Conway, Imperial College

  2. Recombinant DNA or ‘GM’ Crops

  3. Key Factors • I b hungry, 9 b popn. by 2050 • Wheat and rice • Major pests, diseases – rust, blight, striga • Improved Nutrition – Omega 3, vitamin A • China, Brazil • Africa • Climate Change – drought resistance • Greenhouse Gases – C. sequestration, methane, nitrous oxide • Organic agriculture

  4. Uganda

  5. Temperature and rainfall projections, 1980 to 1999 versus 2080 to 2099 scenario A1B

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