GM crops could negatively impact the environment and small farms. Cross-pollination may allow resistance genes to spread from GM crops to weeds, reducing the effectiveness of herbicides. Additionally, overproduction of GM crops could disrupt food webs by causing population explosions among primary consumers. Patents on GM seeds also give companies control over pricing, straining small farms.

1. Jake Hunter
Argument points: GM crops (Against)
• Moral Argument - Advantageous traits incorporated into crops =
more likely to become staple crops. Problematic due to genetic
similarity.
• Scientific Argument - Affecting the natural order: Over production of
GM crops = population explosions of primary consumers. Destabilise
food web. Cross pollination: Resistance genes passing to other plants,
ie. Weeds making herbicides redundant.
• Economic Argument – Patents held on seeds and control over pricing
= strain on small farms