Question

Explain how genetic engineering can be used to improve crop production.
short paragraph

Answer 1

Genetic engineering improves crop production by directly modifying a plant’s DNA to introduce traits that increase yield, reduce losses, or enhance nutritional value. Techniques such as transgenic insertion and gene editing (e.g., CRISPR) can make crops resistant to pests and diseases (for example Bt cotton), tolerant of herbicides or environmental stresses like drought and salinity, and richer in vitamins or essential nutrients (for example Golden Rice). These changes can lower the need for chemical pesticides, enable more reliable harvests under challenging conditions, and improve food quality, while development and deployment are governed by safety testing and regulatory review.