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GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM)
ORGANISMS AND FOODS
JAANIKA RAUD
GMO?
• Overshooting the Natural boundaries of the Species
GM FOODS
• Controvercial Scientific Publishing
• Quality
• Sanitation?
IS IT BAD?
• Could lead to genetic pollution
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Harms biodiverstiy
GMO could act as Invasive Species
Increases the use of Herbicides
More toxins on the fields and in the food
SOCIAL ISSUES
• Economic issues
• Work and occupations
• Media
ESTONIA
• Soviet acricultural regime
• GMO extremely rare
• Small farms
WHAT CAN YOUTH DO?
• Raise the awereness
• Adapting
environmentally
friendly practices