12:56PM, Nov 24, 2008
To GM or not to GM, that is the question.
And one that's caused far more of a debate than whether or not Simon Cowell's teeth are too white.
So hats off to Jimmy Doherty and his latest serving of food for thought.
In this hour-long show, Jimmy's travelling around probing all corners of genetically modified farming.
Consider the statistic that we need to double the amount of food being produced in the next 50 years, and suddenly GM doesn't sound like a bad idea. Right?
Well, almost. And that's the tricky quagmire that is the GM discussion, as Jimmy's digging proves.
For every benefit, there's the unknown element that may only get an answer with many more years of research.
While Jimmy's travels take him far from his plush, 120 acres of farming heaven in rural Suffolk, where free range and a natural harmony is the order of the day, it's still interesting to note that even he, at times, ponders the benefits of GM in certain cases.
Of course, while informative, well-researched and objective to the last inch, at this point in time it's all just a drop in the proverbial laboratory petri dish.
But it'll whet your appetite by taking a complicated topic and making it accessible and yes, more palatable.
Find out when Jimmy's GM Food Fight is on TV.
