... to the weed killer sprayed. Before GM products were developed, there would have been competition between the weeds and the crops for the nutrients and minerals in the soil. This caused the yield of crop production to be lower. [1] The United States is the most profitable country containing the largest amount of GM grown crops. The main modified crops are the herbicides and insecticide resistant plants e.g. soybeans. [2] Insects and pest*s* are a big problem in farming. They reduce the world crop production by over 13% every year. Hence the insecticide resistant plants were produced in aid to stop the decline in production. $4 billion are spent world wide every year on chemicals to protect the world's 3 major crops cotton, rice and maize. [1] The vast majority of the population rely on these crops as a source of daily food, many are grown in developing countries and do ...

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