International trade of genetically modified foods

GMO’s or genetically modified organisms as they are most known by have been in the spotlight in recent years and are the source of a great debate that is happening all over the world. To get a better understanding we need to define what a GMO is and how it is used in our food supply. Genetically Modified Organisms are described as being an organism that has genetically been altered by changing the characteristics of the gene by inserting a gene from another organism. In general the idea is to…

What is Genetically Modified Food? Genetically modified (GM) foods are defined as "foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally, e.g. through the introduction of a gene from a different organism" (WHO, 2015). Genetic engineering (also called modern biotechnology or gene technology) performs this modification. The specific genes selected from one organism are transferred to another within different species such as animals,…

Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs, as they are more commonly referred to, over the past 40 years have slowly become an integral part of society. A GMO is a “an organism or microorganism whose genetic material has been altered by means of genetic engineering” (Stoub 2015). Mainly, GMOs are used in the agricultural field specifically in the area involving the production of high demand crops. Because GMOs facilitate the growing of popular crops, they have been dubbed as a saving grace that…

Why would farmers go back in time from all of the developments in technology, and advancements that have come along in agriculture industry? That would be like telling one of today’s farmers to get rid of his brand new John Deere tractor that is equipped with auto steer and heated seats, and go back to a horse drawn plow. In a way this is what the push for non GMO products are doing to farmers. One of the largest debates in today’s agriculture, is it effective to plant non GMO crops. Will…

Genetically modified organisms or otherwise called GMO’s are the result of splicing the genes from one species into the DNA of another (Smith 2003). This could pose large consequences for the health and the environment due to the unknown effects associated with it. With the use of GMO’s in world famine it has shown that it can be beneficial but determining the long term effects on people are still varied. Many companies in favor of GMO’s have denied scientific evidence of the possible health…

GMO, which stands for Genetically Modified Organism have been introduced as a highly debatable topic for quite a while now. A GMO is an organism whose genetic material has been altered by using genetic engineering techniques. Before this technology was available, farmers had to pass down knowledge of their best breeds for optimal/desirable traits for the crops they would produce. Now GMOs have given us the option to select traits that would discourage and repel pests to certain crops. Some may…

purpose of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and will explain how GMOs are made. Since the 1980s, more research and technology has pushed for further use of GMOs in crops. During this time, the United States has mostly used GMOs in crops such as soy, corn, cotton, and canola. I will cover the different uses of GMOs from the introduction of these alternations until the present uses of today’s advancement in gene duplicating technologies. In this paper, key questions such as, which foods…

world food production will be dominated by only a couple companies and the dependence on industrialized nations will greatly be increased. Some feel this is also a violation of ethics, because the natural organisms ' values are being “messed” with by mixing genes from other alike species creating animal genes in plants and plant genes in animals causing an increasing amount of stress for the animal. Most of the time I try to eat organic, but like most Americans I’ve been consuming genetically…

What is a GMO? A genetically modified organism, or a GMO is created by manipulating the plant or animal’s DNA so that it holds certain desirable traits. The process of gene splicing allows the desirable genetic material to become part of the organism’s DNA, thus giving it the name, a genetically modified organism. These organisms are created for both agricultural purposes as well as scientific research. What are the most common types of GMOs? The two main genetically modified crops seen in…

nutritious staple foods in poor and rural areas, India hosts about 35 million children with VAD—the greatest number, and the greatest percentage, of VAD children in the world (ibid). VAD also affects more than 12 percent of pregnant women in India, causing them and many of their children to suffer not only blindness, but also increased mortality and increased vulnerability to infections such as measles and diarrhea (Dawe, Robertson & Unnevehr, 2002). Since the first attempts to genetically…