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- 2. Major problems of the world
- 5. Global Hunger MapProf. Anil Sirohi, SVPUA&T, MEERUT
- 6. MALNUTRITION As per International Food Policy research Institute’s 2011 Global hunger index , about 60 million children in India are underweight and malnourished , while 21% of population as a whole in general is malnourished.
- 7. “India has avoided famine. But hunger continues even today” Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics , 1998
- 8. In the next 50 years, we will have to produce as much food as we have yet produced in human history ....
- 9. Future challenges Producing more food for a growing population Producing more nutritious food Producing food more sustainably Producing more food in a changing climate Doing all of this in just a few
- 10. But the major Challenge Ahead…. •How to Produce More Food with Less Land, Less Water, Less Chemicals…?
- 11. One of the viable solution to these problems are Genetically Modified Crops......
- 12. MOVING FROM CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS TO BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
- 13. What GM crops do..??? Genetically modified crops Insect Resistance Herbicide Tolerance Drought resistance Yield increase Nutrient Enhancem ent Virus Tolerance
- 14. GM foods in the World • Cotton • Rice • Soy bean • Sugar cane • Tomatoes • Sweet corn • Canola • Potato • Papaya • Sugar beet • Brinjal
- 15. “Adding a new gene is like an App in your iPhone – It just adds a function but it is still an iPhone” - Dr. Jonathan Jones John Innes Center, UK JyotiSingh, SVPUA&T, MEERUT
- 17. Golden Rice – • Milled rice has no beta-carotene-provitamin A •Globally, approximately 6,70,000 children die every year because they are vitamin A–deficient. • Another 3,50,000 children go blind. • More than 90 million children in Southeast Asia suffer from vitamin A deficiency, more than in any other region . • Golden Rice may provide one of the solutions.
- 18. Cotton • Losses due to Bollworm $1.5 billion in India and China • Cotton - 50% of the total pesticides Benefits of Biotech Cotton •~90% of Indian cotton farmers grow Bt • Savings up to $182 per hectare • More than 600 varieties • Spraying reduced from 12 to 1 • Both private and public sector •Bt Cotton - yield increases up to 40%..
- 23. Farmers are supporting GM crops.....
- 26. Food Availability....... Availability of sufficient quantity of Food. Quality is appropriate.
- 27. Food Access..... Now, we are having sufficient resources to:- Obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet. Money
- 30. Yield Increase Low yield High yield Adding Nutritive Value White Rice Yellow-Orange rice grain Or Golden rice Beta-carotene Food shelf life Increase Ware-HouseTransportation By various means Storage
- 31. Environmental and Economic Impact Pesticide Reduction Global Farm Income 393 million kg reduction in pesticides & 17.1% cut in associated environmental impact $64.7 billion increase
- 32. Still….Why People Dislike Biotech Crops? –It is “American”!“We do not need it” –Much Misinformation –Mistrust of regulators –Perceived lack of benefits –Negative media opinion –Opposition by interest groups –Mistrust of the companies –May end farm subsidy –‘Not Natural’ –‘Tampering with nature’
- 34. Salient Steps involved in the Development of Transgenic Plants from Lab to the Field Transgenic Plants Confirmed in Lab Green house & Limited Field Tests Ecological & Bio safety Analysis Regulatory Permit for Large-scale Use Proprietary Arrangements Commercial Deployment Continued Monitoring of Efficacy and Safety
- 35. EPAFDA* Regulatory Systems in the U.S. USDA Field testing permits notifications Determination of non regulated status Food safety Feed safety Pesticidal plants tolerance exemption registrations Herbicide registration* Voluntary Con- sultation process for substantially equi- valent products.
- 36. Standards & Agencies Jyoti Singh, SVPUA&T, MEERUT
- 37. How Genetically Modified crops Are Helping Agriculture ? •Improved Food and Nutritional Security •Increased Crop Productivity •Enhanced Production Efficiency •Reduced Crop Damage& Food Loss •Promoted Sustainable Agriculture •Reduced Environmental Impact •Empowered the Rural Sector through Income Generation •Reduce Economic Inequity
- 38. So, Are GM Crops the Answer to All Farming Problems? No single solution is a panacea or ‘cure-all’ But Biotechnology can play a significant role. One tool in a toolbox. We must weigh all options. Choose the most effective solution. Bt
- 39. QUESTIONFOR ALL OF US... THINK Can a Hungry World Say No to GM Crops and Still Have Food Security?
- 40. So now.. What can we do to make people believe…… • Write Commentaries • Social Media – Facebook, Twitter • Regulatory and Legislative process • Public Forums • Regional Networks • Community Outreach • Respond to Misinformation • Letters to The Editor
- 41. You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.-Norman Ernest Borlaug