Are genetically engineered seeds better for farmers? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Of course " engineered seeds " are better. For thousands of years, some wise farmers have selected the best seeds from the best plants and used these for the next crop. Here in the Philippines, the farmers eat the best seeds and the best fruit and use the worst for the next crop. The Philippines produces very little of its own food and what they do produce looks like a failed Chernobyl Experiment.
Today , we have better methods of improving seed stocks, it would be fool hardy not to use these improved seeds.

Answer 2

depends on what you mean by "better for farmers"

in some ways people may think they are better because they are more tollerant of poor weather or disease
BUT most of these engineered seeds are Patented.. meaning the farmer has to purchase them from someplace and CANNOT sell them to other farmers.. some seeds produce plants which are sterile therefore they force the farmer to buy and buy year after year from the patent holder (the one who created the seed)
this is a problem because if eventually all farms switch to engineered seeds then the patent holder can increase the cost of the seed as much as he wants.. forcing the farmer to pay more and eventually the consumer will pay more....

the engineered seeds are often made sterile supposedly so the plant cannot "invade" the areas of natural forage but really they are made sterile so the farmer is dependant on the seed producer...

thus genetically engineered seeds are EVIL

Answer 3

they could be perfect
but you have to remember that fields are part of the food chain, if you break one link you have no idea what could happen
furthermore plants that were not supposed to reproduce with the engineered ones did.
so tbh I don't know if they are that good
Here in EU most seeds are not used and the ones that are used are used in controled fields
Not even talking about people concerns about the potential risks eating the plants

but from a farmer pov I guess such seeds would be better, seeds would be more expensive but less pesticides and better outputs would make better revenues

Answer 4

nicely if a farmer had a decision between a crop which will advance even in drought situations because of the fact this is genetically engineered (think of of all the undesirable drought stricken farmers in Africa) do no longer you think of he'd desire a number of that? If genetically engineered vegetation do no longer desire as lots fertilizer to advance, inflicting much less environmental harm, does no longer the two farmers who keep funds on fertilizer & environmentalists love that besides?

Answer 5

Yes..
They give higher yields & are more disease resistant..

Answer 6

ya they have more immunities and are tougher