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GM food, being a controversial topic, used to hit the headlines as often as IT and other hit issues before the Iraqi war. More often than not, the controversy revolves about should the world adopt GM food or crops as the future staple food. Many of the opposition have contended that this should not be sanctions due to the potential risk involved in consumption etc. Personally, I am more or less inclined with this opinion too. The most commonly cited argument to favour the cultivation of GM food is that this engenders greater profit for the farmer and may have the potential to redress the pertinent food shortage problem haunting the world. This is vital in the world in view of the statistics which spelt out in black and white that the majority of the world residents live in Third World nations and the world¡¯s most ¡®popular¡¯ occupation is being a farmer. In the case of Bt Corn which can produce its own insecticide, it saved the farmers the scarce resources they possess and increases yield