The amount of attention of genetically modified crops and their excessive use in the everyday food has increased in the last decades and with this the concern of the general public to the origin, production, advantages and disadvantages of GM crops (1). In contrast with the natural evolution and spontaneous genetic mutation, GMOs have been genetically modified for and specific outcomes. The selective bred of animals and plants have been produced since the oldest time, manipulating genes to obtain the grates benefits. However, this process was slow and took many generations to occur and the breeding would not have the ability to choose the desired gene (2). Since the discover of DNA, genome, mutagenesis, genetic engineering, plant transgenesis,
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Looking at several papers it is shown that farmers choose crops, mostly based on performance which increased by 68% on average when using biotech crops, the profits also increases by 22% and the expenses of pesticides by 39% (3), so based on the data and the benefits of GM crops is easy to understand the exponential commercial adoption of farmers for transgenic crops in this and many other nations. In terms of options many farmers get to choose GM plants over tradition seeds because there are many advantages in most areas that make it an easy for farmers to choose GMOs. The attitude of the general public for GM plants is somewhat different; most of people’s concerns about GM food are that not all of them are labeled when bought in the supermarket. For me and many people this is a big negative point against GMOs, even when most people are not well informed about this subject, it should be a requirement for food companies to inform the customer about their product and its origin. Many states have been trying to change this issue by passing laws that forces companies to label their products, but the problem is that a lot of the GM food is grown in south America where labels are not required by any law and with this the issue gets much more complex.(4) The labels on GM food in the market should be a right rather than an option just as the following quote
Looking at several papers it is shown that farmers choose crops, mostly based on performance which increased by 68% on average when using biotech crops, the profits also increases by 22% and the expenses of pesticides by 39% (3), so based on the data and the benefits of GM crops is easy to understand the exponential commercial adoption of farmers for transgenic crops in this and many other nations. In terms of options many farmers get to choose GM plants over tradition seeds because there are many advantages in most areas that make it an easy for farmers to choose GMOs. The attitude of the general public for GM plants is somewhat different; most of people’s concerns about GM food are that not all of them are labeled when bought in the supermarket. For me and many people this is a big negative point against GMOs, even when most people are not well informed about this subject, it should be a requirement for food companies to inform the customer about their product and its origin. Many states have been trying to change this issue by passing laws that forces companies to label their products, but the problem is that a lot of the GM food is grown in south America where labels are not required by any law and with this the issue gets much more complex.(4) The labels on GM food in the market should be a right rather than an option just as the following quote