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“I am fearful of genetically modified (GM) crops, but they may offer the only way that I can farm my lands again. One company has offered me GM seed for free for one growing sea- son but only if I promise to buy their seed for many seasons to come. “Many members of my family work at a processing plant preparing baby vegetables and tying them into small bundles with straw for supermarkets in Europe. The hours are long, and they are exhausted, standing on their feet all day. They are picked up by the company bus at sunrise and sometimes do not get home until midnight. They each have to prepare over 330

Food technology has been used to create foods that are ready as quickly and as easily as possible, such as this microwave popcorn.

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Food Technology