Genetically Modified Foods: Organic Foods Or Organic Food?

With an ever increasing world population many third world countries have been the ones to suffer. People from these countries often die from starvation, malnutrition or under nutrition. According to section 27 of the South Africa constitution “everyone has the right to access sufficient food and water.” In this essay I will argue that genetically modified foods are superior for human consumption rather than organic foods.
Genetically modified foods are foods derived from organisms whose hereditary material or DNA has been adapted in a way that does not occur naturally, using the methods of genetic engineering. Organic foods are foods which are produced using Eco-friendly and animal friendly farming methods. Organic produce is grown without the use of insecticides, artificial fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation and animals are farmed without the intake of antibiotics and growth hormones. …show more content…
There are many ways in which genetically modified foods can benefit society. Crops can be genetically modified to be resistant to pests. Crops lost to insect can be deviational to a nation’s food security. Crops can be genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides. It is not cost effective to remove weeds using physical man power. Farmers will spray their crops with large quantizes of herbicides but these herbicides can be very harmful to the environment. Therefore genetically modified foods present a more sustainable way of feeding the