In the past, agriculture typically involved using a large amount of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. These leave large amounts of chemical residues in the soil, which are harmful to humans and the environment. Some say that the use of transgenic crops can solve this problem.
有人說，過去大量噴灑殺蟲劑、農藥、肥料的耕作方式，使得大量化學藥劑殘留在土壤裡，對人體、環境產生危害，利用基因轉殖作物可以解決此一問題。