GM Wheat: A Global Demand

Adoption of environment and farmer friendly biotech crops around the world has brought tremendous benefits to farmers because of higher yields, reduced production cost, and good quality of the produce. After twelve years of introduction, today's biotech soybean, corn, and canola are generally established and have brought tremendous economic impact globally. To obtain the same benefits, nine organizations of wheat growers in Australia, Canada and the United States have recently issued a joint statement calling for a synchronized introduction of genetically modified (GM) wheat in the market.  

Several GM wheat lines have been developed to eliminate the problem of Fusarium which produces the dangerous mycotoxins, that can tolerate drought and heat stress, and with altered seed grain starch composition to reduce the occurrence of intestinal diseases, diabetes and obesity. Although it will take around six to ten years before the GM wheat is commercialized, its realization would give a significant impact to the reduction of hunger and poverty. 

See the article in Spanish at http://www.fundacion-antama.org/noticia/trigo-modificado-geneticamente-una-demanda-global