With a growing global population and expanding affluence in the middle class, American farmers and food processors should see increased demand for their products.
One of the tools that will help feed that demand are genetically modified crops, economist and futurist Jay Lehr told a group of several hundred Thursday at the Midwest Food Processors Association's annual meeting in Green Bay.
"We will double our yields there alone by improving our grains and making them more and more resistant to disease and able to grow in arid, high-heat, low-moisture areas," said Lehr, a featured speaker at the three-day convention at KI Convention Center.
Genetically modified crops have come under fire from some sectors for potential safety, environmental and economic concerns.
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