A Deep Dig On GMO And Crop Yields (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

The promise of GMOs – genetically modified crops – was of faster growth in harvests and less use of pesticides. We would feed the world and do it with a lighter chemical footprint. Last weekend, a big story in the New York Times asserted neither of those things is happening. North America has embraced GMO crops. Europe has banned them. And, the report said, 20 years on, North America cannot show an overall advantage. That sparked a firestorm. This hour On Point, are GMOs delivering? — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/11/02/gmo-crop-yields-monsanto