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CoBank: Investments in Ag Crop Gene Editing Tools Are Up
USAgNet - 02/14/2019
Investments in gene editing tools for agricultural crops have heated up in recent years and will only intensify in 2019.
The technology is increasingly recognized as game-changing, and according to a new report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange Division, it has the potential to live up to the hype.
"The low cost of gene-editing technologies position them as viable solutions to critical food system challenges including agricultural labor and water shortages, disease and chemical resistance, climate change, food waste and food security," said Crystal
Carpenter, senior economist, specialty crops, CoBank. "These technologies are relatively new and do face potential challenges, particularly with consumer acceptance. However, barring widespread rejection by consumers, gene editing will be a significant boon
to producers, food and agriculture supply chains and allied industries in the years ahead."
Gene editing differs from traditional GMO technologies. Perhaps most notably, gene-editing does not typically involve introducing a gene from another species.
The resulting genetic makeup is one that could be achieved in nature or via traditional non-GMO techniques.
Gene editing is comprised of a suite of technologies that make precise and targeted changes to DNA.
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