According to news reports, the price for soya has risen nearly to the record levels it reached during the first global food crisis in 2007-8. Droughts in Argentine, Brazil and Uruguay are cited as the reason for the price increase. I think it is safe to assume that most soya crops grown in Argentine, Brazil and Uruguay are GMO crops.
Even though these GMO crops may not have been engineered for drought resistance, it nevertheless seems to indicate that industrial farming using GMOs is less capable of coping with drought than sustainable farming methods increasing humus levels and soil water retention.
What do you think?
Dieter
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