Jimmy Doherty, a Suffolk farmer and entomologist, travels around the world to find out if GM food can solve the looming international food crisis. Food & nutrition Genetically modified organisms Science Food technology Biotechnology To some, genetic modification could boost food production and prevent famines. To others it is a dangerous untested science that threatens environmental disaster. Jimmy Doherty is on a mission to find out where the truth lies. Below is a list of topics covered by the programme: Arguments FOR GM crops - Argentina: Large-scale farming benefits farmers - increased crop yields and increased profits (00:02:00 - 00:08:18) Arguments AGAINST GM crops - Britain: Public opinion, misunderstanding and media coverage. Germany: Farmers are concerned that GM crops will contaminate their non-GM crops (00:08:18 - 00:17:31) Selected breeding - The breeding technique for plants that has been around for thousands of years (00:17:31 - 00:21:12) GM crop research - Definition of what is genetic modification and how scientists do it. Explanation of how scientists are developing GM crops for both increased crop yields and to provide health benefits (00:21:12 - 00:28:39) Arguments AGAINST GM crops - Interview with Lord Peter Melchett; concerns with the consequences of using GM technology (Also see The GM Food Debate) (00:28:39 - 00:30:20) Arguments FOR GM crops - An American perspective and an interview with a Amish farmer; GM crops helps protect crop from insects and it increases crop yields (00:30:20 - 00:35:13) The affect of GM crops on the Environment - reduced use of herbicides vs. Gene Flow contamination (00: 35:13 - 00: 00:40:42) Health - Is GM food safe to eat? (00:40:42 - 00:45:20) Africa - Jimmy investigates how GM crop technology could help farmers in Africa produce more food. He also explains how Europe's precautionary approach to GM technology is affecting the uptake of the technology in Africa (00: 45:20 - 00:56:44) Conclusion - Jimmy suggests that he still has some concerns about GM crop technology but he also believes that without research into the technology the world will never be able to unlock its potential to significantly increase food production (00:56:44 - End).