Genetically Engineered Crops

Genetically Engineered Crops

Genetically engineered crops have reshaped agriculture in ways that benefit a handful of powerful corporations while increasing risks to farmers, public health, and the environment.

Most GMO crops are designed to withstand herbicides or produce insecticides. In fact, 98% of GMO crop acreage in the U.S. is planted to crops engineered to tolerate toxic herbicides like glyphosate, dicamba, and 2,4-D. This reinforces a chemical-intensive farming system that contributes to biodiversity loss, pesticide pollution, and the emergence of resistant weeds and pests. 

Friends of the Earth advocates for a food and farming system that puts ecological resilience, farmer independence, transparency, and the public interest over corporate control and proprietary technologies.