Aug 18, 2008 01:21
Severe drought reduced wheat production in Australia by as much as 60 percent in 2006. Other forms of climate change led to lower harvests of other farm products throughout the world. In a market economy, a decline in crop output results in excessive demand and spiraling prices, which in turn causes more hunger among people in poor countries. This situation has given rise to efforts to modify the genes of crop plants with a view to increasing yields and making plants more resistant to drought. Agribusiness in the United States has long been active in gene modification, gaining a dominant position in this field. European countries, on the other hand, have resisted the import of...<br/><br/>Read the full story<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/japantimes_newsa=ABypXy"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/japantimes_newsi=ABypXy" border="0"><div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/japantimes_newsa=LNxldK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/japantimes_newsi=LNxldK" border="0"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/japantimes_newsa=70jV3K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/japantimes_newsi=70jV3K" border="0"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/japantimes_newsa=i1CMKK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/japantimes_newsi=i1CMKK" border="0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/japantimes_news/~4/367518396" height="1" />
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