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Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?

Genetically modified food or crops are plants that have been modified using genetic engineering techniques. Examples of GMOs include adding genes to certain crops to make them immune to insects or environmental conditions. Proponents of a GMO ban argue that their existence might have unintended effects on agricultural ecosystems including bees and other animals which depend on native crops for their survival. Opponents of a ban argue that the development GMOs has resulted in cheaper food being produced more quickly, in greater quantities, and with less calories and fat.

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Response rates from 84.3k Ireland voters.

46%
Yes
54%
No
33%
Yes
54%
No
10%
Yes, but require the labelling of foods that are genetically modified
3%
Yes, but producers should not be able to patent seeds

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 @BD7SQ2Manswered…2mos2MO

Yes — support their use with strict safety testing, transparency, and clear labeling.

 @BD4VLVY from Maine  answered…2mos2MO

Genetically engineered crops should be used where they are proven to be safe and beneficial, with strong regulation and oversight to protect health, the environment, and biodiversity.

 @BCWG8WF answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but only those engineered to benefit the consumer, not the provider

 @B6LC9B4answered…10mos10MO

Yes but only cisgenic crop where the cultivator can prove that the end product could be bred using conventional methods modern plant breeding takes at least a year and upwards of +10 years, cisgenic breeding could speed this up significantly and could protect biodiversity which conventional breeding does not, there is an eu report on it.

 @9ZVZV4Ganswered…2yrs2Y

This is a difficult question. Food production / security is key and GMOs help to secure it. However, there are always consequences of change including costs for farmers if purely left to large companies.

 @9ZHHRQCanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, provided there are government regulations for how crops and foods can be modified, along with labelling of modified foods that includes how and why the specific foods in question have been modified.

 @9ZCTZV6answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only if the food is clearly labelled as a gmo, when it's nutrient value and overall quality is at least as beneficial as its non altered counterpart, and when it has been proven that the specific alteration will cause no harm to us.

 @9K69C72answered…2yrs2Y

no i dont support this as GMO crops and foods have MRNa and turbo cancers that are desinged specifically for population redution

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