GM crops will "feed the world": 

Myth of Biotech Industry and US Government 

Norfolk Robert Vint / Genetic Information Network 7may01

The lie of the biotech industry and the US Government that GM crops will "feed the world" is to be promoted by Jack Gabriels, the new Belgian president of the EU. Development charities such as Christian Aid, Action Aid, Food First and the World Development Movement and farmers unions in Southern nations have been condemning this myth for years and have pointed out that GM crops would undermine food security and the income of poorer farmers. Even the representatives of biotech companies - such as Steve Smith of Novartis and Paul Rylott of Aventis - have publicly declared that "feeding the world" claims are a myth. Only corporate whores like Jack Gabriels seem still to be spreading this scientifically unjustifiable lie.

"If anyone tells you that GM is going to feed the world, tell them that it is not. To feed the world takes political and financial will" 
Steve Smith, SCIMAC and Novartis (now SYNGENTA), Tittleshall Village Hall public meeting on proposed local GM farm scale trial, 29th March 2000

"GM crops may reduce chemical use and they may increase yields - but GM crops will not feed the world."
Paul Rylott - Aventis - at a public meeting at Low Burnham, Lincs on Wednesday 18th April 2001

"While feeding the hungry is a laudable goal, current record feed stocks in the U.S. is still not finding its way to those who need it the most. Therefore, the real reasons for hunger is not necessarily the lack of food but the lack of income to purchase and the absence of an infrastructure to get the food to those who need it the most. If the hungry cannot be fed with current worldwide overproduction, what guarantee is there that additional productivity will solve the problem?"
American Corn Growers Association