Over the past 20 years, academics have analyzed the yield effects following the adoption of GM crops in every market that they have been commercialized into as part of their research to assess the benefits and the costs of the technology.
The collection of results is virtually universal in their conclusions: GM crops increase yields. While the effects of bans on GM crops have had devastating effects on human health and nutrition since the turn of the millennium, countries are increasingly starting to make food security decisions based on their own agricultural capabilities and are approving GM crops for food production.
Future improvements in food security will rely on the use and adoption of innovative technologies, which will need governmental approval. Industrial adopting countries will experience higher yields and reduced chemical use under the continued approval of GM crops. We have already seen the benefits in food insecure countries, with their higher yields and reduced food insecurity since taking affirmative action on GM and biotech approval. This isn’t taking into consideration that calculating the benefits of less malnourishment and starvation is virtually impossible. It is a priceless benefit, not a cost.
