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...Swaminathan cautioned that genetically-modified products are not cure-alls that will eradicate health problems, such as children's blindness...
...Swaminathan also said scientists will have to work with social scientists to resolve ethical concerns over genetically-engineered organisms...
...talked of "reaching the unreached," Swaminathan said developing countries are threatened by major social divides, especially gender gaps and unequal access to technology...
Environmentalists and others have objected to a key element of Swaminathan's plan--genetically-modified foods--saying the ecological impact is uncertain. Already, Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil and other countries have curbed farmers' use of these modified crops...
Though he said no such crops have been approved for planting in India, Swaminathan predicted genetically-engineered crops would gain approval there within the next five or six years. He said they would cause crop yields to climb consistently over the next 50 years...