GM will not solve current food crisis, says industry boss

Source: Guardian
Date: July 3, 2008

Genetically modified crops will not solve the current food crisis, according to the head of one of the world’s largest agricultural biotechnology companies.

Martin Taylor, chairman of Syngenta, said the current industry focus on farmers in rich countries meant it would take 20 years to launch crop varieties designed to address the problems of the developing world. He told the Guardian: “GM won’t solve the food crisis, at least not in the short term.” Read more….