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From yield protection to yield boosting: GMO crops of the future

By Johnathan Hettinger | February 27, 2017

Since 2000, the percentage of genetically engineered corn planted in the United States has grown from 25 percent to 92 percent in 2016. But unless yields increase significantly, experts say the world will not be able to grow enough food to feed itself by 2050, with food shortages anticipated as soon as 2030.

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