Australians are being forced to switch to GMOs

In the near future, Australians will have to switch to genetically modified food products. This decision was made at the government level on World Food Day, which was held under the auspices of “Ensuring food security during times of crisis,” Vesti reports.

As Australian Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said, due to the demographic situation on our planet, the world faces the threat of mass starvation.

“The world’s population continues to grow catastrophically and will reach 9.1 billion people by 2050,” the minister noted. “Therefore, in order to feed everyone, production capacity must be increased by 70 percent.”

According to Burke, "the days of people protesting against biotechnology and genetic modification of foods are numbered."

“I don’t find a single moral argument against genetically modified food when the whole world is on the verge of global famine,” Burke emphasized. According to the politician, the rejection of organically grown products in favor of genetic modification is also directly related to the problems of climate change.

The head of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, Kate Carnell, said the country's major food companies, such as Coca-Cola and Kraft, had already said they were ready to fight for the environment, relying on modern science.

“New times dictate new rules,” Carnell emphasized. “Modern entrepreneurs have begun to think about the harm that their activities cause to the world around them. Therefore, a trend towards reducing water use and electricity consumption in mass production has already been noticed.

Carnell also noted that all process changes are important and should ensure the viability of businesses in the future.

“We want to see the Australian food industry maintain its image as an environmentally friendly, forward-thinking, safe industry, with the ‘made in Australia’ label as a guarantee of the best quality in the world,” Carnell said. “Genetic modification is part of that goal in this regard.”

According to a federal government report, Australia's food processing industry consumes approximately 1 percent of the country's water resources while emitting less than 2 percent of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.