The most useful technology is often too expensive for most low-income farmers to afford.

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Pro: Many farmers in low-income countries cannot even afford pesticides, leaving them unable to increase their harvest.

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Con: Institutions like the African Union have set clear goals to make Green Revolution technology more accessible and widely used in the most vulnerable areas.

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Pro: Farmers need to repurchase hybrid and genetically modified seeds every year, while regular, conventional seeds can be reused.

Will the world face a major food insecurity crisis by 2050?

The most useful technology is often too expensive for most low-income farmers to afford.

Pros

Cons

Many farmers in low-income countries cannot even afford pesticides, leaving them unable to increase their harvest.

Farmers need to repurchase hybrid and genetically modified seeds every year, while regular, conventional seeds can be reused.

Institutions like the African Union have set clear goals to make Green Revolution technology more accessible and widely used in the most vulnerable areas.

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The most useful technology is often too expensive for most low-income farmers to afford.

Pro claim 1

Many farmers in low-income countries cannot even afford pesticides, leaving them unable to increase their harvest.

Pro claim 2, children below

Farmers need to repurchase hybrid and genetically modified seeds every year, while regular, conventional seeds can be reused.

Con claim 1

Institutions like the African Union have set clear goals to make Green Revolution technology more accessible and widely used in the most vulnerable areas.