The following article is an edited excerpt.
There are some really cool improvements coming along in several crops that have been developed using the tools of biotechnology – GMOs if you will.
Some of these innovations have consumer health benefits. Some expand ways to encourage greater produce consumption. Some reduce food waste. Some prevent crop losses through disease and reduce the need for copper sprays.
These traits represent an expansion of biotech beyond the major row crops primarily grown for animal feed or for fiber to crops like apples, oranges, tomatoes, pineapples and potatoes. Whether these new options actually make it to consumers depends a great deal on decisions that will be made by gorillas.
Read the original article in its entirety here: Gorillas And The Future Of Crop Biotechnology
