Government science institutes are leading the GM charge. [...] Whether a market will be found for whatever vegetables are developed is a moot point. It’s instructive to note that around 98 per cent of all GM crops grown around the world (in acreage terms) comprise just corn, soy, canola and cotton, much of it for animal feed. GM potatoes developed for human consumption failed in the commercial world, killed off when they were eschewed by the fast food industry. The commercial reality is that food markets have not been as GM friendly as the scientists were hoping six years ago.