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Discuss the advantages of GMO.

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Advantages of GMO are
(i) GMO food crops have shorter growing cycles, greater resistance to both insects and diseases, higher yields and higher nutritional value .
(ii) GMO animals have increased production and nutritive values e.g., GM, cows may produce more milk.
(iii) The world health organisation or WHO, claims that GMO plants and animals m ay allow food prices to drop as food sources become more abundan t.
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