Food Production
Ensuring a secure and sustainable food supply requires innovation across agricultural systems. The National Academies examine how science, technology, and policy can improve food production efficiency, resilience, and access while reducing environmental impact.
What's happening
Do foods made with GMOs pose special health risks?
Based on Science
There is no validated evidence that foods made from GMOs are less healthy than non-GMO foods.
Are all crops that we eat genetically improved?
Based on Science
People have been making genetic changes to plants since the start of agriculture. Since farming began, people have altered the genes of plants grown for food. Over time, people have developed many ways to make those changes.
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