The myth that genetically modified crops are harmful to people and environment is wrong. Farmers and the public must be made aware of it scientifically, according to Palpu Pushpangadan, Director-General, Amity Institute for Herbal and Biotech Products Development, Thiruvananthapuram. [...] The population is on the rise and so is malnutrition and it is in this context that transgenic crops gain significance,” he said. [...] The yield of GM crop cultivation per hectare will be three fold more and of better quality than the normal crop.