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Genetically modified (GM) plants are the center of an increasingly rancorous debate about the value of agricultural biotechnology. The champions of agricultural biotechnology see it as a tool to help solve problems related to hunger and excessive pesticide use (BIO 2001). The critics of biotechnology, such as Altieri and Rosset (2000), say that plant biotechnology is not needed, will impoverish small farmers, will fatten the profits of life science companies, will increase pesticide use, reduce biodiversity and create “superpests.”
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Pray, C., Huang, J. (2003). The Impact of Bt Cotton in China. In: Kalaitzandonakes, N. (eds) The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0177-0_12
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