Wealthy anti-GMO society

I had neglected my blog due to the new YouTube channel that I’m trying to promote (without much success at the moment). Today, the TV visited the research centre of the IPK where I am, to hear first-hand the scientists’ opinion on the GMO debate in Germany and the EU. This has inspired me for the following post. Let it be clear beforehand that it is valid for each individual to have their own preferences and concerns, but it is also crucial that the GMO debate is based on scientific evidence and considers the global context of food security and agricultural development. With that being said...

I love how Kenyan plant physiopathologist Florence Wambugu summarized so clearly in an interview what I'm about to present: 'I think it's great that they discuss GMOs yes or no in Europe, but can we eat first?'

Agriculture currently accounts for 50% of all global soil erosion, 33% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 75% of nitrogen emissions, and 80% of deforestation worldwide. Biotechnology, including GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), offers hope for reducing the footprint caused by agriculture while producing more and better food.

Debates about GMOs are a ‘luxury’ of countries that have already eaten first. GMOs are not only safe for health and the environment but also benefit farmers by achieving higher yields with less investment in fertilizers, pesticides, and other inputs. I believe that, at this point, it doesn’t matter what is explained and demonstrated to anti-vaxxers, anti-GMO activists, or anti-whatever-is-trendy. The danger is that they reach public institutions and infect them with absurd laws to make your life a little more difficult... just because. Having a full stomach and an increasing life expectancy is not something we can precisely thank organic farming or Reiki, no matter how cool they may sound…

The argument that anti-GMO activists make about serious environmental risks associated with GMOs is also not true. One of the requirements for releasing a genetically modified organism into the natural environment is that it cannot hybridize with any wild species. However, this is not taken into account when they are not genetically modified.

Europe, so woke, prohibits the cultivation of GMOs but imports them in abundance because, otherwise, it couldn’t guarantee the supply of raw materials such as soy for animal feed. It wouldn’t be able to put fish, poultry, beef, etc., on the table either. If importation were also prohibited, it would cause an economic crisis in supermarkets and consequently in our pockets, and then we would see...

In other words, the GMO debate ended a long time ago. Its rejection is a luxury (for now) of the First World. A broader perspective would be to visit Sri Lanka or the corn farmers in Mexico, who have been deceived by the false premises of organic farming.

Needless to say, the photo is fake as nobody interviewed me. But you can't deny that the pose is cool!