Khunying Kallaya pointed out that GM crops are not necessarily hardier than natural crops. lust because a crop is modified to have resistance to one disease, it is still vulnerable to many others She gave the example of GMO papayas grown in Hawaii which have resistance to ringspot but not back-spot disease. But more importantly, she said, the GMO contamination of Hawaii's agricultural products has led to their decline in the international marketplace. such as in japan