Are Genetically Modified Crops the Solution to Ending Malnutrition and Hunger in Africa?

Its estimated that 225 million people in Africa suffer from malnutrition and hunger. Short or little rains have resulted in poor corn and millet harvests from the available food baskets in the region. For many years African state officials have called for the introduction of genetically modified plants (GMOs) as a means to increasing food production. African countries however agreed to allow the use of genetically modified crops at an African agriculture conference in 2012, we are yet to witness the full implementation of the agreement.
South Africa, Egypt, Sudan and Burkina Faso have so far commercialized use of genetically engineered seeds. Kenya and Nigeria are yet to permit the use of genetically engineered seeds.

There has been a controversies surrounding transgenic crops in Africa for a while now and i believe there's a need to raise public awareness on GM technology in Africa. Countries that have adopted GMOs have benefited by having improved crop productivity, food security and quality of life. For example in South Africa which is the first and biggest producer of genetically modified crops in Africa it is reported to have enhanced farm income by $156 million in the period 1998 to 2006. Some may argue that GM technology has resulted in substantial negative human health effects but World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have researched on this and concluded that there is no scientific evidence that the application of GM technology results to bad human health effect.

 With the high level of malnutrition and hunger rising day by day and the low level of agricultural productivity in Africa increasing season after the other, GM technology has enormous potential to offer solutions. The controversy over the use of GM technology has to be wiped out since it remains as one of the biggest threats to its adoption in Africa. There's an urgent need to improve agricultural production in Africa and GM technology is a part of the solution, in cases where traditional methods of farming have been less efficient.

Are genetically modified plants the solution in the fight against malnutrition and hunger in Africa if we are to control it by 2025? That's our big Q today.

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