Thanks for your commendation and thoughts, @alexs1320. I am for the most part adamant that Africa's agro biodiversity is its biggest advantages and safe-guard against even climatic woes. Hunger and the like are only symptoms of deeper lying institutional failures which need to be addressed first.

I am a strong believer in gene related technologies particularly in regard with improving human health..., but in regard to their application to food, i am hesitant, as that comes with, and/or triggers a spiral effect that must be properly controlled.

Human health related gene technological therapies leave room for individual choice, do they with food? Obviously not...

Africa is already living under the yoke of dependence, either of its people on the governments, or of its governments on foreign benefaction, or both....it is a chain that shouldn't be...

GMO's, i am much afraid, only exacerbate this dependence. ....

And so as @justtryme90 observes, part of my quarrel, maybe the larger one thus far, is with the corporate interests behind the current GMO crops. Even so, like i have insinuated, GM crops themselves, independent of the corporate interests behind them, still need thorough testing for human and environmental health guarantees. It is not just enough to focus on the benefits as we know so far. I don't know of any other risks that if actualized, can be more devastating than those that are gene-therapy related. Which is why we have to proceed with caution, and some solid guarantees before we zombie our agriculture!