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# Genetically Modified (GM) crops taking over the world!  What this means for farmers, the economy, and consumers like you.
- URL: https://ivn.us/genetically-modified-gm-crops-taking-over-the-world-what-this-means-for-farmers-the-economy-and-consumers-like-you/
- Published: 2011-11-10T22:16:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:21:13.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

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> It’s springtime in South America and just last week, somewhere on that green continent, a farmer planted the world’s 3 billionth acre of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, signaling another milestone in biotechnology’s steady ascent toward conventionality. This is celebrated news for biotech companies like Monsanto, but it’s been received as a gloomy portent by farmers who’ve invested big in the promises of GM crops only to discover the harsh truth about Big Ag’s zero-sum game.

Read more about the PROS & CONS about GM farming at [IVN](http://caivn.org/article/2011/11/10/billions-acres-genetically-modified-crops-cant-be-wrong-right?ref=ivn.us)

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