GMOs: How They Work and Why Farmers Adopted Them So Fast | Part 1 | SLICE EARTH
Genetically modified crops are designed to change how plants respond to insects and herbicides. This excerpt explains two major GMO traits: Bt crops, which use a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis to produce insecticidal proteins, and herbicide-tolerant crops such as Roundup Ready soy, developed to survive glyphosate applications.
In the United States and Argentina, these crops were adopted on a massive scale as farmers sought easier weed control, protection from pests, and the ability to manage larger acreages. The excerpt connects the biology of genetic engineering with its rapid agricultural uptake, showing how transgenic crops moved from laboratory technique to widespread farming practice.
Documentary: OGM: Lies and Truth
Director: Frédéric Castaignède
Production: ARTE France & La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse (2016)
#gmo #geneticengineering #btcorn #roundupready #soybeans #glyphosate #transgeniccrops #agriculture #farming #biotechnology
In the United States and Argentina, these crops were adopted on a massive scale as farmers sought easier weed control, protection from pests, and the ability to manage larger acreages. The excerpt connects the biology of genetic engineering with its rapid agricultural uptake, showing how transgenic crops moved from laboratory technique to widespread farming practice.
Documentary: OGM: Lies and Truth
Director: Frédéric Castaignède
Production: ARTE France & La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse (2016)
#gmo #geneticengineering #btcorn #roundupready #soybeans #glyphosate #transgeniccrops #agriculture #farming #biotechnology
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