Why We Should Monsanto Use Genetically Modified Foods

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As the production of agriculture evolves, so does the research on genetically engineered foods, which large corporations fund and create. A prominent example of an enterprise that supports and emanates considerable funds towards genetically modified foods, is Monsanto. Monsanto is a viable agriculture company that owns and sells genetically engineered seeds. Monsanto uses their funds towards biotechnology, the abuse of biological processes, for industrial use like genetic engineering. In this process, genetic engineers are able to produce seeds that Monsanto sells to farmers. The farmers then use the seeds to grow the company’s genetically engineered experiments. The seeds grow into genetically modified foods that are put into the market, unlabeled, …show more content…
As responsible technological citizens, we can initiate GMF labeling by demanding that large corporations start labeling their genetically modified food. Some ways we could demand labelling of genetically engineered products are through protests, laws and regulations. We could protest GMFs outside the vast corporations that support and fund research on genetically modified foods. We could also petition to get laws and/ or regulations to put an end to genetically engineered foods. These tactics can even result in the end of genetically engineered food because we could argue that GMOs/ GMFs aren’t beneficial to anyone, except for the large corporations that are making millions out of them. Mark Bittman informs us of this when he states, “G.M.O.s and other forms of biotech have done nothing but enrich their manufacturers and promote a system of agriculture that’s neither sustainable nor for the most part beneficial” (2). It is unsustainable because of the unforeseeable DNA changes made by the bacteria injected in the seeds and plants. It’s inauspicious because it doesn’t stop world

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