Due to the increasing world population, it is essential to seek ways to ensure an adequate food supply for the population.

GM foods help to solve this issue in a few ways:

1. Advantages of GM food

1.1 Pest Resistance
1.2 Herbicide Resistance
1.3 Disease Resistance
1.4 Cold tolerance
1.5 Drug tolerance/ salinity tolerance
1.6 Improved nutrition
1.7 Pharmaceuticals
1.8 Phytoremediation