Biotechnology increases commercialization of food production, which co
mpetes with food for home use. Most people in the world grow their own
food, and are more secure without the mediation of the market. To the
extent that biotechnology enhances market competitiveness, world food
security will decrease. This instability will result in a greater gap
between rich and poor, increasing poverty of women and children, less
ability and incentive to protect the environment, and greater need fo
r militarization to maintain order. Therefore, biotechnology should be
discouraged. An active program to protect and strengthen local food p
roduction and to decrease reliance on industrial agriculture should be
promoted.