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I suspect that few research organisations are totally truthful about the answers they will give to the above questions. Financial pressures and the push for publications may encourage research groups to develop GM crops that will have ―great benefit‖ for certain communities, but will ultimately end up as academic exercises. It is important that all serious role-players should evaluate what they want to achieve, assessing the chances of success and, if successful, how will the product be rolled out for the beneficiaries. Only the larger multiinstitutional and multidisciplinary groups stand any chance of success. Expertise and resources must be pooled and directed to a few ―good‖ projects. The South African authorities appear to be becoming more conservative and less keen on granting permits. If this is the case, it may make it more difficult for other African countries to embrace this potentially beneficial technology. REFERENCES Gilboa, S. & Podoler, H. 1994. Population dynamics of the potato tuber moth on processing tomatoes in Israel. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 72: 197-206. Nel, A., Krause, M. & Khelawanlall, N. 2002. A guide for the control of plant pests (39th edition). Pretoria: Directorate: Agricultural Productions Inputs, Department of Agriculture. Rahalkar, G.W., Harwalkar, M.R. & Rananavare, H.D. 1985. Phthorimaea operculella. In: Singh, P. & Moore, R.F. (Eds.). Handbook of Insect Rearing, Chapter 2: 443-451. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Van Vuuren, J.J., Bennett, A. & Bennett, A.L. 1998. Oviposition site preferences of potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a pest on tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L. (Solanaceae). African Entomology, 6: 177-183. Visser, D. & Schoeman, A.S. 2004. Flight activity patterns of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). African Entomology, 12: 135-139. Visser, D. 2004. The potato tuber moths, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), in South Africa: potential control measures in non-refrigerated store environments. PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria. Visser, D. 2005. Guide to potato pests and their natural enemies in South Africa. Pretoria: Agricultural Research Council, 105 p. Visser, D. 2007. Potato tuber moth damage increases dramatically in 2007 (in Afrikaans). Chips, June- Aug: 34-36. Visser, D., Steyn, P.J. & Le Roux, S.M. 2003. Occurrence and control of pests. In: Niederwieser, J.G. (Ed.), Guide to Potato Production in South Africa. Pretoria: CPD Printers, pp. 153-173. URL: http://www.assaf.org.za/wpcontent/uploads/PDF/ASSAf%20GMO%20African%20Agriculture%202010%20Web.pdf Author Address: Agricultural Research Council-Roodeplaat VOPI, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Author: Bothma Gurling, Charlotte Mashaba, Nompumelelo Mkonza, Ereck Chakauya and Rachel Chikwamba Year: 2010 Title: * GMOs in Africa: Opportunities and challenges in South Africa. Journal: GM Crops Volume 1, Issue 4 July/August 2010. Label: Socioeconomic Abstract: Genetically modified organisms are expected to have a large impact on the ability of humanity to feed, fuel and heal itself in light of the growing global change, and adverse geo-climatic conditions anticipated as a result of climate change. GMOs have already demonstrated potential in enhancing food production, with additional benefits in quality of crops and environmental aspects. South Africa is one of the few developing countries that have joined an increasing number of countries that have commercialised GM crops. With South Africa being an early adopter of GM technology, the economic benefits for some of the crop technologies can be readily demonstrated, particularly in commercial crop production. Seventy five percent of agricultural output comes from the highly organised commercial sector, and small scale farmers contribute the rest. Malnutrition and food insecurity remain an issue in this seemingly prosperous economy. In this paper we examine the progress made in the adoption of GMO crops, the potential of the technology to meet the millennium targets of food security and poverty alleviation, and the hurdles that this technology faces in South Africa. URL: http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/gmcrops/article/13533/ Author Address: CSIR Biosciences, Pretoria, South Africa XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX