In the article “Technology Won’t Feed the World’s Hungry,” Anuradha Mittal discusses the problems with genetically engineered food and economic issues of India. Mittal argues genetically modified food is not a solution to global hunger, because world hunger is an economic problem. I disagree, because GMOS can cure world hunger. The world is becoming more educated and tolerant of genetically modified food, such that any health concerns about GMOS are outweighed by the benefits. There are various kinds of GMOS, however I will be discussing GMOS as it relates to agriculture needs. Genetically modified organism is a product of genetic engineering of plant and animals which doesn’t occur naturally. There are many methods of GMOS but polymerase
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In, "Genetically Engineered Foods Should Be Labeled," Jessica Emerson argues genetically modified food can harm the environment. She list the potential problem being damage to wildlife by adding foreign genes to plants. Emerson also describes unknown toxins, and harmful resistance to herbicides and pesticides creating super weeds. These super weeds are unwanted and hard to get rid of.
Jessica Emerson a writer from The Santa Fe New Mexican also argues Genetically Modified Foods should be labeled. She discusses why the unlabeled food shouldn’t be forced on unsuspecting consumers. She describes genetically modified products as carrying antibiotic resistant genes. Also there is no law requiring genetically modified food to be labeled. She lists unknown allergies and the right for people to know as her main concerns. She concludes with concerns for the long-term effects of GM plants breeding with native …show more content…
Recent studies shows 2 percent of adults and 8 percent of children have food allergies (Emerson). I think society should know what’s in their food, however given the choice I think people will still choose GMOS. Countries deny food aid because of fear mongering activist. GMOS are important, because almost a billion of the world population is severely malnourished (Price 675). Hunger kills around 3 million children a year (Price 675).
In summary, with the help of genetically modified foods the United States is the world’s largest food donor. Annually the U.S delivers 2.2million metric tons of aid (Price 677). The closet donor is japan with 400,000 metric ton (Price 677). According to Tom Price, “The number of undernourished people worldwide fell from 1 billion in 1992, in one-fifth of global population, to 842 million in 2013, or 12 percent. Therefore the United States a GMO nation is reducing world hunger for developing nations who accept these
In, "Genetically Engineered Foods Should Be Labeled," Jessica Emerson argues genetically modified food can harm the environment. She list the potential problem being damage to wildlife by adding foreign genes to plants. Emerson also describes unknown toxins, and harmful resistance to herbicides and pesticides creating super weeds. These super weeds are unwanted and hard to get rid of.
Jessica Emerson a writer from The Santa Fe New Mexican also argues Genetically Modified Foods should be labeled. She discusses why the unlabeled food shouldn’t be forced on unsuspecting consumers. She describes genetically modified products as carrying antibiotic resistant genes. Also there is no law requiring genetically modified food to be labeled. She lists unknown allergies and the right for people to know as her main concerns. She concludes with concerns for the long-term effects of GM plants breeding with native …show more content…
Recent studies shows 2 percent of adults and 8 percent of children have food allergies (Emerson). I think society should know what’s in their food, however given the choice I think people will still choose GMOS. Countries deny food aid because of fear mongering activist. GMOS are important, because almost a billion of the world population is severely malnourished (Price 675). Hunger kills around 3 million children a year (Price 675).
In summary, with the help of genetically modified foods the United States is the world’s largest food donor. Annually the U.S delivers 2.2million metric tons of aid (Price 677). The closet donor is japan with 400,000 metric ton (Price 677). According to Tom Price, “The number of undernourished people worldwide fell from 1 billion in 1992, in one-fifth of global population, to 842 million in 2013, or 12 percent. Therefore the United States a GMO nation is reducing world hunger for developing nations who accept these