FAO BIOTECH RESPONSE
June 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has defended a pro-biotechnology stance in its recent State of Food and Agriculture report, roundly criticised by environmentalists. It says they would be needed to cope with a projected world population increase from six to nine billion by 2050, requiring a 60 per cent more food.
THE UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has defended a pro-biotechnology stance in its recent State of Food and Agriculture report, roundly criticised by environmentalists. It says they would be needed to cope with a projected world population increase from six to nine billion by 2050, requiring a 60 per cent more food.
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