Advantages of GM crops
Food Security
Despite our many developments in science and farming, famine, hunger and starvation are still problems. The World Hunger Education Service (WHES) accounts that the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (1) estimates that
In 2010-2012, 1 in 8, or 870 million people in the world are undernourished, 852 million, or almost all of the undernourished live in developing countries and half of the 10.9 million yearly child deaths can be attributed to poor nutrition.
Genetic modification improves the nutritional content of food and therefore serves as a key point in reducing global rates of malnutrition. For example, golden rice is increased with beta-carotene and provides a dose of vitamin A, a nutrient lacking in many diets around the world. Vitamin A
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Genetically modified crops are more reliable and thus use less agricultural inputs to get the same amount of food. From 1996-2012, without GM crops the world would have needed 123 million more hectares of land for equivalent crop production. GM technology reduced pesticide use by 8.9% in the period from 1996- 2011. Because genetically modified crops need less ploughing and chemical usage, GM technology can reduce fossil fuel and CO2 emissions. Genetic engineering can then help to eliminate the effects of agriculture on the environment. Farming accounted for 24 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 and 70 percent of freshwater use. Additionally, scientists are developing GM crops that are resistant to flood, famine, and cold, which advances agricultural resistance to climate change. GM crops also agree for greater use of no-till cultivation, which helps with carbon sequestration, soil erosion prevention and better soil
Thus, it helps lower the risk of crop failure and makes crops more resilient to extreme weather (Mandel). This shows that GMOs can make crops healthier
Nevertheless, I hold a opposite view, I think GM food is worsening our world rather than improving it. GM food has negative effects on both nature and human while producing and using. Negative Effects on Nature Reduce biodiversity Although through genetic modification, food can contain various kinds of nutrition we need, but in long-term, GM food can threaten the biodiversity of our planet. GM food is
Golden rice has been genetically modified to contain an abundance of vitamin A and is often sent to countries where citizens struggle to receive proper nutrition (Golden Rice Project). This golden rice has helped save the 1.15 millions of children that die every year from vitamin A deficiency (Golden Rice Project). The reality is that food “being developed with direct genetic manipulation doesn’t make a plant good or bad”, it simply improves the existing plant
Sometimes farmers use too many resources inefficiently, they may use pesticides or have factories that pollute as they get the produce ready for shipping. Sustainable farming is a concept that has become known due to our need for sustainable solutions. By growing food closer to where people consume, we will decrease transportation miles and provide inner-city jobs that will help combat the problems of food cost or employment. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are important to help achieve sustainability. Amy Hammon’s essay “A Race to Save the Orange by Alteringits DNA” makes this idea clear.
What do a tomato, soybean and a french fry have in common? They are all some of the most commonly genetically modified foods sold on the market today. By using the genetic information from one organism, and inserting or modifying it into another organism, scientists can make food crops stay fresher, grow bigger, and have the crops create their own pesticides. Nevertheless, the technology to modify genes has surpassed its practicality. Genetically modified foods need to be removed from everyday agriculture because of the threat they pose to human health, the environment, and the impact on global economy.
Have you ever wondered why Kroger`s chicken wings are so HUGE ! It usually takes a chicken 16 weeks to develop but there is a reason the whole process speeds up. That means the food cooperation in the U.S is feeding us chicken that isn`t fully developed. They use Gmos to make our chicken. Gmos are organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a lab through genetic engineering,or GE.
Peter Adams The Need Hungry? Eat a snickers, you’re a diva when you’re hungry. This is a well-known advertisement quote for a snickers commercial. This commercial says that when people are hungry they aren’t themselves or are acting strangely.
One of the benefits of GMOs in agriculture is the viability of sustainable food production. A potential problem with GMOs is the possibility of cancer from high nitrogen and other chemical pollutant levels. These are caused by synthetic pesticides, potential waste problems, and genetically modified foods. I find the argument for non GMOs to be more persuasive because it avoids the potential of cancer, allergies, antibiotic resistance, pesticide exposure, and environment
It is a sad reality that the corporate giant Monsanto is a wolf in sheep 's clothing, causing not only harmful consequences to the environment but to the overall well being of mankind. This is primarily due to the production of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, and the popular herbicide Roundup. Genetically modified organisms are the product of the process of transferring the DNA of one organism to that of an unrelated species. This process of horizontal gene transfer is sometimes mistaken with cross-breeding, which is a completely safe and natural process (Mercola). Moreover, in GM seeds pesticides are often injected into the DNA of the seed so that the pesticides do not have to be sprayed.
Since the conception of modern medicine in the dark ages, the human population has grown exponentially. Ironically enough the agricultural farming techniques have not grown at such a fast rate, leaving more than a billion of our fellow humans to starve. This semester I explored the topic of hunger and some sustainable options we could use to loosen its grip on the ‘bottom billion.’ Growing up in a community that was very conscious of our environmental impact, I find myself drawn to talk about the environmental problems we are currently facing. This interest lead me to open the Despommier article called, ‘The Rise of Vertical Farming.’
Some experts claim that GMOs can solve the world 's hunger problem, however, it is not a black and white question, meaning that it is not a simple question to answer and people have different opinions on whether it is positive or negative for our country. A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal. The foreign genes may come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans. This can cause problems, that can be extremely dangerous, nevertheless, it can help plants protect themselves from certain diseases or animals.
GMOS Introduction: I believe that GMOS are good for this world and for the people because the gmos can save us from starving when all the food is gone. GMOS are a genetically modified organism is an organism whose genetic materials that have been altered using genetic engineering techniques. GMO foods are okay to eat because some food that have gmos could have some genetic characteristics in them to make the food survive the hot when that food has to be frozen. GMOS are different from foods that don 't have GMOS Body 1: GMOS can save the world because if we had no food because if there was a drought and the plants died. Then we could just plant GMO foods, The drought won’t really do anything to the plant.
I passionately agree with Jeffrey Smith on his stance against GMOs. Genetically modified organisms should not be put into our foods because of the negative effects on the environment, corruptive corporate control over what we eat, and because of the dangerous health risks Without a doubt, genetically modified organisms are negatively affecting the environment. While I acknowledge that others may feel differently about GMOs affecting the environment, facts demonstrate that GMO producing crops are taking a toll on farmland. According to Jeffrey Smith from the Institute for Responsible Technology, pollen that contains genetically modified organisms can contaminate nearby crops. In fact, most companies
I will argue for the view that GM food benefits the world. There are two reasons to support my stance. (1)Adoption and Acceptance of GM Crops for Farmers First of all, GM crops
This is because the better trait is produced by engineering genes which results in favoring one organism. Genetically modified organism can interrupt the natural process of the gene flow. A possible issue with the modified crop genes ending up in the soil which can produce new strands that can eventually attack the plant species and producing a new strand. Genes from the GM crops can spread to organic farm crops threating the diversity in agriculture. Due to cross pollination to non-gm plants, new hybrid strains are created.