You make very good points. I do not know if this is just me, but such articles seem to corner themselves by arguing (or supporting an argument) that: 1. We nee

You make very good points. I do not know if this is just me, but such articles seem to corner themselves by arguing (or supporting an argument) that: 1. We need high crop yields to feed current population 2. Pesticides are bad 3. We need crops that can give high yields organically 4. Genetic engineering might help (often implicitly acknowledged) 5. GMO is worse than bad 6. Go back to (1) There are different honest ways to open this loop (e.g., accept GMOs), but any time I see this I assume that the goal is politics, not science and stop reading.