Developing countries and GM crops

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Background

Projections are that food production currently could feed 6.5 billion (assuming perfectly efficient distribution) but that we will need to feed 9 billion by 2050.
We therefore need to double food production by 2050 (because of changes in diet in rapidly modernising countries like China).
Global food deficit predicted for 2020 - a relatively short period in terms of scientific advance and technological application.
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