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Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050? Gordon Conway, Imperial College GM Crops and Food Security 2010-2050 Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, London, July 21st, 2010

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Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050? . GM Crops and Food Security 2010-2050 Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, London, July 21st, 2010. Gordon Conway, Imperial College. Recombinant DNA or ‘GM’ Crops. Key Factors. I b hungry, 9 b popn. by 2050 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050?

Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050?

Gordon Conway, Imperial College

GM Crops and Food Security 2010-2050

Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, London, July 21st, 2010

Page 2: Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050?

Recombinant DNA or ‘GM’ Crops

Page 3: Will GM crops and foods be in widespread use in the UK, Europe & the world by 2050?

Key Factors• I b hungry, 9 b popn. by 2050• Wheat and rice• Major pests, diseases – rust, blight, striga• Improved Nutrition – Omega 3, vitamin A• China, Brazil• Africa• Climate Change – drought resistance• Greenhouse Gases – C. sequestration,

methane, nitrous oxide• Organic agriculture

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Uganda

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Temperature and rainfall projections, 1980 to 1999 versus 2080 to 2099

scenario A1B