Are genetically modified crops “Franken-foods” or the answer to global hunger and climate change?
That is the dilemma dividing Latin America, where vast quantities of GM crops are grown. Ecuador’s constitution actually prohibits them and Peru recently voted for a 10-year moratorium.
View the original article here: In Latin America, a growing backlash against genetically modified food
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