GGR107H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Crop Diversity, Precautionary Principle, Compost
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Corn is a staple grain in the world"s food supply and comes in many varieties due to selective breeding. Corn is one of the many crops that have been genetically modified to express traits such as. In mexico, scientist discovered that the maize in mexico contained dna of transgenes (gm crops) although mexico has banned the cultivation of gm crops since 1998. Main cause was due to pollen from gm maize in the us blown south to. In canada a case of genetic diversity contamination occurred between monsanto and percy schmeiser. Schmeiser grew canola which were non gm crops. Pollen from monsanto gm crops contaminated schmeiser"s canola crops. In 2002, canada became the first nation to prohibit the patent holding of higher organisms. Human population is increasing and is projected to increase by 9 billion people by 2050. To feed the growing population, the integrity of the agricultural system will need to employ sustainable practices.
