Transforming Food, Fuel, Pharma and the Farm..''the 21st century''


the 21st century brings new challenges:
how to feed, fuel, heal and clothe a global society. 
The cotton gin, the internal combustion engine and the microchip represent engineering and manufacturing feats that revolutionized life in the 18Th, 19Th and 20Th centuries. The 21ST century brings new challenges: how to feed, fuel, heal and clothe a global society. The longer the questions remain unanswered, the greater the stress on political, social and economic systems. Fortunately, this century has its own revolution: the plant.

The farm is the first place to look for proof that agricultural biotech provides solutions. Agricultural consultancy International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reported that from 1996 to 2011, farmers who grew biotech crops reaped $78 billion. Farmers used less fuel in 2011, cutting global carbon dioxide levels by amounts equal to taking nine million cars per year from the road.
The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy reported that biotech crops added more than $82 million in value to North Carolina’s crops. They lowered pesticide use  by 3.5 million pounds, and increased food and fiber production by 86 million pounds.
Ag biotech is improving the income of farmers around the world and lessening the  environmental impact of agricultural practices. The impact of agricultural biotech extends beyond the farm to the pharmacy and the fuel tank.

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