Drivers of the various stands on the debate on GM crops: What are the real motives beyond the public rhetoric?
Department of Agricultural Extension, Rural Development & Gender Studies, Faculty of Agribusiness & Applied Economics, University for Development Studies. Box 1882 Tamale, Ghana.
Review Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 02(03), 009-017.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2020.2.3.0009
Publication history:
Received on 06 February 2020; revised on 25 February 2020; accepted on 28 November 2020
Abstract:
The underlying constructs characterising the never-ending debate and lack of consensus on food are largely issues relating to potential risks and uncertainty GMOs might pose to human health and the environment, and the possible threats to national food sovereignty. This paper is a review study and as such relied solely on published literature on contentious issues surrounding GM crops and its food derivatives. Most of the issues raised in available literature against GMOs on the grounds of health and environmental risks, and national food sovereignty concerns are overhyped, speculative and fear-mongering. Public interest and safety will be better assured and safeguarded if GMOs proponents and opponents reached consensus on standardization regarding tolerable level of harm and acceptable safety limit in interpreting impact assessment results of GMOs on health and environment.
Keywords:
GM crops; GM food; GM debate; Biosafety and food sovereignty
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