Growing that form of rice requires a lot of fertilizers and pesticides, which can be very expensive and defeats the purpose of decreasing world hunger. Golden rice also requires a large amount of water, which is very limited in third world countries. Well known Nutritionist, John Robbins stated,
“And one more thing — it turns out that golden rice doesn’t work, even in theory. Malnourished people are not able to absorb Vitamin A in the form of rice. And even if they could, they’d have to eat an awful lot of the stuff. An 11-year-old boy would have to eat 27 bowls of golden rice a day in order to satisfy his minimum requirement for the vitamin” (Robbins).
Therefore, it would also be very expensive to provide each person at least 27 bowls of rice in order to keep them nourished. Even being genetically modified to have added minerals and vitamins, the Golden rice will not end world hunger. Golden rice has been said to be a scam from big corporations that just want to make money. Neth Deno on behalf of small famers states, “The main purpose of genetically modifying crops has not been to help people; it 's been driven by profit” (Charles). A lot of biochemistry techniques are supposedly made in attempt to help the poor, but always have a connection to the promotion of biochemistry itself. A big concern about GMO’s having herbicide resistance is that modified genes could spread into the wild. According to Dr. Kantor, …show more content…
GM foods have growing potential in nutritional value and help the productivity of crops, but at the same time are rising in many health and environmental concerns. The choice on genetically engineered foods should be placed into the hands of all well informed consumers, and not to those in power of the large corporation that do not have the general public’s interests as their primary goal. The best way to avoid GMO products is to choose Organic produce at local grocery stores, to always look for no-GMO verifications, and to avoid nonorganic processed foods. This may be challenging for some, but it is only a small price we have to pay in order to avoid the harmful long term effects of