What are the benefits of using GMOs?

Because they require fewer pesticides, land and water, GMOs help keep food production costs down resulting in lower prices for consumers. GM technology helps reduce the price of crops used for food, such as corn, soybeans and sugar beets by as much as 15-30%.

What are 5 pros of GMOs?

Pros of GMOs

  • GMOs may have fewer pesticides. Many GMO crops have been altered to be less vulnerable to insects and other pests.
  • GMOs are usually cheaper.
  • GMOs may have more nutrients.
  • GMOs may cause allergic reactions.
  • GMOs may increase antibiotic resistance.

How do GMOs benefit mankind and environment?

In 2016 alone, growing GMO crops helped decrease CO2 emissions equivalent to taking 16.7 million cars off the road for an entire year. GMOs also reduce the amount of pesticides that need to be sprayed, while simultaneously increasing the amount of crops available to be eaten and sold.

How do GMOs increase our access to healthy food?

GMO crops have significantly increased crop yields and simultaneously decreased pesticide use. By doing these two things combined, we are producing more food with less inputs. Decreased use of pesticides, means less pesticide production demand and also less energy use on the farmers’ end, too.

How does GMO affect human life?

One specific concern is the possibility for GMOs to negatively affect human health. This could result from differences in nutritional content, allergic response, or undesired side effects such as toxicity, organ damage, or gene transfer.

Why is genetically modified food safe?

EPA regulates the safety of the substances that protect GMO plants, referred to as plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs), that are in some GMO plants to make them resistant to insects and disease. EPA also monitors all other types of pesticides that are used on crops, including on GMO and non-GMO crops.