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#967 Channa Prakash: Gene Editing in Plants, GMOs, Organic Agriculture, and Environmental Activism

The Dissenter

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Misconceptions Surrounding GMOs and Organic Agriculture

The chapter explores the reasons behind misconceptions about GMOs, touching upon human suspicion of new foods, historical food opposition, anti-GMO campaigns, and European farmers' concerns. It contrasts the perception of GMOs as radical with natural gene transfers in foods like sweet potatoes and criticizes organic agriculture for its lower productivity and potential environmental impact. The chapter also discusses misleading marketing in organic agriculture and the consequences of embracing pseudoscience in agriculture.

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