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Myth Busting - behind the hype

Do GM crops reduce pesticide use?

• Almost all GM crops involve just 2 traits, mainly just 1 trait - herbicide tolerance.
• Herbicide tolerance is found in over 80% of all GM crops planted worldwide.
• GM crops have contributed substantially to increased pesticide use.
• Most new GM crop varieties coming through the pipeline are also pesticide-promoting.
• GM crops have caused an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds.
• This is encouraging the use of more toxic petsicides, including ones banned in some European countries.
• "All those dreams... the blind will see, the lame will walk... has turned out to be science fiction. They are basically chemical companies selling more chemicals." -- Andrew Kimbrell, lawyer and executive director of the Center for Food Safety