... producing foods with less fat to tackle obesity. The use of GM crops can also be of economic advantage because certain plants have certain soil and climate requirements which limits where each crop can be grown. By genetically modifying certain characteristics it would mean that they are more tolerant in conditions they usually wouldn't be in. the result is that more plants can be grown in more areas and it is also not restricted by times of the year. 2Examples of this could be making a crop less dependant on fertiliser, salt tolerant, and tolerant to drier conditions. In most cases herbicides and pesticides have to be used to kill weed and pests that inhibit crop growth and damage crops. But the use of these can sometimes harm the crop as well. GM crops can be made to be insect and herbicide tolerant. This reduces the amount of chemicals being used and ...

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