Gmo Persuasive Essay
Raising Enough Food with GMOs
American agriculture is the world’s leader in production and also seems to be the envy of other countries. The reason why is because U.S. agri-business consistently produces more food on less land and at cheaper cost than the farmers of any other nation. When famine loomed in Mexico and southern Asia in the mid-20th century, agricultural crop researchers saved the day. Scientists at Mexico 's International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and the Philippines 's International Rice Research Institute came up with new, high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice that raised harvests and kept starvation at bay.(Dimick) Today as the population grows we need to look at new research again. This type of research may need to come in the form of genetically modified food production. The impact of GM food production will affect the world’s food supply.
So you may be asking what are GMOs and how will they help with the world’s food supply in the next 50 years? GMO stands for “genetically modified …show more content…
(Potrykus) Their plan is to put the improved rices free of charge into the hands of poor farmers. It seems that golden rice is still at least four years away from distribution and it could take much longer if opposing groups delay plans for field trials and safety studies.(Potrykus)
The one problem many see with GMO crops being the answer to many of the third world countries’ ability to feed their own is the cost of the seeds. “It’s not realistic,” says Maro, “How could they afford the seeds when they can’t even afford fertilizer?” How likely is it, she asks, in a country where few farmers ever see a government agricultural adviser, or are even aware of the diseases threatening their crops, that they’ll get the support they need to grow genetically modified crops
American agriculture is the world’s leader in production and also seems to be the envy of other countries. The reason why is because U.S. agri-business consistently produces more food on less land and at cheaper cost than the farmers of any other nation. When famine loomed in Mexico and southern Asia in the mid-20th century, agricultural crop researchers saved the day. Scientists at Mexico 's International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and the Philippines 's International Rice Research Institute came up with new, high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice that raised harvests and kept starvation at bay.(Dimick) Today as the population grows we need to look at new research again. This type of research may need to come in the form of genetically modified food production. The impact of GM food production will affect the world’s food supply.
So you may be asking what are GMOs and how will they help with the world’s food supply in the next 50 years? GMO stands for “genetically modified …show more content…
(Potrykus) Their plan is to put the improved rices free of charge into the hands of poor farmers. It seems that golden rice is still at least four years away from distribution and it could take much longer if opposing groups delay plans for field trials and safety studies.(Potrykus)
The one problem many see with GMO crops being the answer to many of the third world countries’ ability to feed their own is the cost of the seeds. “It’s not realistic,” says Maro, “How could they afford the seeds when they can’t even afford fertilizer?” How likely is it, she asks, in a country where few farmers ever see a government agricultural adviser, or are even aware of the diseases threatening their crops, that they’ll get the support they need to grow genetically modified crops