Consequences Of The World From Huge Famine Again

Genetically modified microorganisms are microorganisms/organisms which have been genetically altered meaning that their genetic materials have been modified. This modification is achieved through a technological method, genetic engineering. Genetic engineering also known as recombinant DNA technology/genetic modification is a science that employs molecular biology techniques so as to modify or alter the genome of an organism. It involves manipulation of an organism’s genome directly by use of biotechnology. Typically, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which is an exogenous genetic material, is inserted in the host genome. This is done by isolating and copying the genetic material in question using a method known as molecular cloning so as to generate a DNA sequence. That is, the gene that will be inserted into the organism to be modified is first selected/chosen and then isolated. This can be done using restriction enzymes so as to slice DNA into fragments and gel electrophoresis. This separates them as per their length. Artificial synthesis may be applied in a case whereby the DNA sequence is known, but there are no available copies of the gene. For the gene that is to be inserted into the GMO to work properly, it must be combined with other genetic elements. Modification of the gene can also be done at this point to enhance effectiveness. The resulting microorganism through genetic engineering is a genetically modified

As there is an increase in population, they also require the efficient food facilities. But the available resources may not satisfy the upcoming generations. This leads to the food starvation.

Many things are being done to help resolve this issue. More land is being made available for farm use (Clemmitt 555). On top of increasing farmland, farmers have also been learning how to use more effective techniques to ensure a successful harvest (Clemmitt 559). In order to fix the issue of starvation and malnutrition, from the lack of food, "we must first fix the political and economic issues", say many scholars (Clemmitt 565). Money is a major issue for the citizens in the United States. The amount of food isn't the first problem; it's not having enough money to buy the food that is available (Clemmitt 567). There are many issues with not being able to obtain food. The only issues that cannot be fixed are natural disasters, like hurricanes and tornadoes (Clemmitt 566). Although with all the technology in the world we cannot control Mother Nature. Technique is an important key to a successful harvest. Some farmers believe monoculture would be the best technique because it produces a large amount of one crop. The technique is effective and efficient but it’s harmful to earth's biodiversity. Thankfully there is a large amount of people in the next generation who are taking an interest in farming. This may help with the growth of farming, and fixing the issue of starvation. Genetically modified food is created in a way to grow quicker and easier than regular crops (McLure 719 720). Genetically modified foods have many helpful traits like being resistant to weeds. Another helpful trait of genetically modified food is it can grow in large amounts (McLure 721). The way the modified food is designed to help with growing large amounts with less acreage. The modified food, and organics, is believed to be cheaper because they do not require fertilizer (Kiener 820). Farmers are now trying to convince others to decrease or even stop the use of biofuel. It's becoming known that biofuel is taking away the amount of

The world population is expected to increase by 38% in the next 35 years. That is an increase from 6.9 billion in 2010 to 9.6 billion in 2050. The U.S. population is projected to grow by 89 million residents from 2010 to 2050 and reach 401 million (Kochhar). This large increase in population will put a major strain on industries to keep up with rising demands for the basics of life; food, water, and shelter. Which industry will be hit the hardest? Agriculture. The agriculture industry is responsible for feeding the world. As the population grows they will have to maximize yields of their crops while continuing to produce top quality products desired by all citizens.

Currently over 7 billion people inhabit the earth, current estimates are that the world’s population could be as high as 10 billion by 2050. (Cleland, 553) In order to maintain a sufficient healthy food supply for a population of that size, the farming industry must continue to rely on scientific discoveries to raise crop output levels and raise nutritional values of that production. Beyond the discoveries that have already been made in the genetic altering of food supplies through mixed breeding of similar species. The next plateau will be the reliance on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to provide required crop supplies. Therefore, genetic modification of the world’s food supply is a sustainable effort to allow the human race to continue to support the ever-growing world population.

Situations leading to famine are crop failure, climate change, drought and conflict. One of the main causes of famine is not crop failure or drought; it is the lack of adequate response to the conflict or dough that causes famine. Areas of East Africa, including Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, are experiencing one of the worst droughts in 60 year. 11.3 million People in the Horn of Africa are in need of food assistance due to the drought. Food prices are up as much as 200% in parts of Somalia.

Food is the most colorful part of the day. With its gastronomic range, the possibilities are endless. Everyone in the world depends on food, whether to experience that burst of flavor in the mouth or to survive. But when there is a shortage of food, what is to blame? The people who eat and cultivate it? Or factors outside their control? The Great Famine is an example of this question.

GMOs are also economically unproductive. A large portion of GM corn seed production takes place in Molokai, where well-known GM producers set up their farms. The farms in Molokai generate dust clouds of high-level pesticide residue that then blows into neighborhoods, communities, watersheds, and wherever else the wind will take it (Cooney). This is because of the topsoil erosion that takes place when farming GM crops. In addition, if a GM producing company chooses to leave that farm, topsoil erosion will leave the land unusable for up to 20 years while it regenerates healthy soil. Thus creating an economically unproductive situation for other agribusinesses. In fact, in Punjab, India, ten percent of the formerly fertile agricultural land are now just dead zones because of the topsoil erosion from GM producers. A full Two-thirds of India continues to farm (Shiva). That ten percent of unusable land is depleting the number of jobs available to farmers in India and making overall unemployment in the area skyrocket. Additionally, GM crops have no positive contributions to the economy like reducing starvation or poverty. Many GM companies claim to contribute to the end of world hunger because of their soy production. In reality only 2% of the soy grown in the US is actually eaten by humans (Shiva). Instead of utilizing this soy for ending world hunger, most of it is put towards biofuels. Not to mention, the GM corn production that is supposed to help with

Hunger and malnutrition of the rapidly growing human population is one of the major problem faced by the present world. Genetically modified food (GM Food) is the solution offered by our scientific community to cope with this problem.The food produced on a massive scale, by direct or indirect involvement of genetically manipulated organisms is called genetically modified food.

First of all, what exactly causes the global hunger crisis and what has been put in place to help fix this problem? The problem itself is best understood by saying “One of the greatest challenges this world faces is how to ensure that a growing population… has enough foods to meet their needs. (Business Insider)” The report also states that in order to have enough food for the estimated 10 billion people in the year 2050, food production must increase by 50% globally. Also in the report by Business Insider, statistics proved that in areas of greater conflict and fluctuation in climate the problem of world hunger is harshest. Another reason for the world hunger epidemic is food availability. “Food availability has been affected through reduced import capacity while access of food has deteriorated in part due to fiscal potential to protect poor households against rising domestic food prices (BI).” This makes sense because due to the climate changes like drought, an entire season of crops could be ruined and leave thousands without food and with no other way to get it. The drought has caused remaining crops to be sold at insanely high prices, high enough that the poor population cannot get the food that they need. The negative effect that war has on food production is that the men that are supposed to farm and grow the crops for many in their city and country to eat either have to stop what they are doing and join the war or sell their food to the war efforts. The latter takes

As the world population continues to rise, there are growing concerns for maintaining agricultural farmlands, especially in developing countries with drought and famine. This has also led to many shortages of food, due to high demand because of the increasing population. Demographists worry that if this growing issue continues to hurt food consumption of povertized countries, than there will be more deaths because the population is increasing, but the food levels are staying the same, or even decreasing. Some of these demographists believe that this is occurring, because the developed countries are intaking too much food. Others believe that this is because of the overpopulated countries, and the fact that they are in higher need for food because of their population. Another problem that arises within this is deforestation. Deforestation is a part of this growing problem because when massive woodlands are cut down, the lands become dry and bodies of water in or around the land dry up, making crops unsuitable for crop growth and crop rotation, leading to the lands to turn into non-arable lands. This is also known as desertification. This correlates with population growth because if lands become non-arable, then crops won’t grow there, leading to starvation in developing countries with higher population needs and demands. Although some people are taking action for the problems that this issue has given us, we’re still nowhere near solving the problem.

With food production at an all time high, starvation should be at an all time low, but that is far from the case. Unfortunately, famine is currently one of the main causes of death in third world countries. In this essay I will look at the reasons for the famine, the consequences and compare the ideas of food aid and sustainable livelihoods.

Analyzing world hunger in its entirety presents numerous ramifications juxtaposed to several elements that includes but is not limited to undernourishment, famine, poverty, drought, war, starvation, extreme diseases amongst

The world is very small stage in a vast cosmic arena, yet it can easily accommodate the needs of 7 billion; regardless of this fact, one 9 people still go to bed hungry. According to the World Food Program there are six major causes of hunger in the world. The poverty trap, lack of investment in agriculture, climate as well as weather, war displacement, unstable markets, and food wastage. Due to the increasingly interconnectivity of the global community these issues often cross borders and are increasingly interconnected. This paper will briefly state as well as analyze each cause for global hunger and it will also list some solutions to this issue.

According to FAD (Food Availability Decline) theory of famines, as the total availability of food grains falls, the price of food grains rises so much that the poor people can’t afford to buy even minimum amount of food grains for survival. This causes starvation at a massive scale taking the shape of famine. The casual link is that a large scale decline in food supply pushes the market price up to such a level that many poor people can no longer afford to buy the minimum amount for