Dennis Avery

The world faces the challenge of providing enough food, including meat, for a growing population, argues Dennis Avery in the following viewpoint. He contends that genetic engineering can help farmers improve their productivity in raising crops and livestock and thus help both to end world hunger and preserve wild habitat. Genetic engineering can be used to increase the meat production of hogs and other animals and to boost yields of rice, tomatoes, and other crops. Such progress in biotechnology, he asserts, should not be blocked by onerous regulations. Avery directs the Center for Global Food Issues, an organization created by the Hudson Institute, a public policy research organization.

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1. What factors does Avery list that make genetic engineering difficult and complex?
2. What is...