ABSTRACT
The advent of the biotechnology agricultural revolution undoubtedly heralds a transformation of the world's food supply. But the nature and extent of these changes remain largely speculative. Will they simply increase corporate profits or will they actually increase the world's food supply? Several major biotechnology companies have rationalized their agricultural programs by asserting their products will feed the world. Representatives of Ceregen, Monsanto Company's agricultural biotechnology unit, declared in a 1996 statement, "By the middle of the 21st century, the world's population will have doubled. How can the earth and its already strained resources sustain these additional billions without going ecologically bankrupt? Ceregen's answer: smarter, genetically engineered crops-crops that require less pesticide, use less water, yield more bushels per acre and pack more nutrition.,,1 How much of this declaration should we accept?
