Scholars support of traditional breeding destroys GM food myth

Recently, as the food-safety problem continues to intensify, the GM issue has been dragged into the spotlight. This special report introduces the current problems in Taiwan’s agricultural sector and the myth of increased yields through GM crops. Regardless of whether Taiwan introduces GM crops, the government must begin to start valuing the agricultural sector.

Farmers have continued to decrease in proportion with the unrelenting shrinkage of available farmland. Taiwan cannot merely rely on imports; currently Taiwan is 32% self-sufficient in food - a figure that was close to 95% sixty years ago. If we continue disregarding the importance of food self-sufficiency, Taiwan will face ruin in the impending food crisis.

Scholars support of traditional breeding destroys GM food myth
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/224061

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戳破基改量產迷思 學者：傳統育種功勞

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食安雪球愈滾愈大，基改議題也牽涉到食品安全，公民記者以新聞短篇專題介紹台灣農業目前遇到的問題，及提供另一說法基改產量大的迷思，公民記者認為，不管台灣做不做基改，農業一定要被政府重視，農地愈來愈少，務農人力亦愈來愈少，台灣不能只仰賴進口，目前台灣農業自給率為32％，與六十年前的台灣差了將近95個百分點，如果我們再不重視農業問題，台灣將在未來的糧食危機徹底被擊敗。