Essay On Feed The Future

For the last several decades, the world has been plagued by widespread starvation and poverty. Economies are failing in numerous countries, and developing nations struggle to feed their inhabitants. As a result of the world’s mounting overpopulation, food has become scarce and resources are rapidly dwindling. However, modern science has provided a solution: agricultural biotechnology. Genetically engineered crops represent the bright future of agriculture. Crops like cotton, corn, and soybeans can have genes inserted or deleted into their cell membranes; this modification facilitates pest and virus resistance, drought tolerance, and even provides nutritional enhancement. Genetically altered crops produce much higher

By 2050 there are estimated to be 9 billion people in the world (“Paturel and Yamakawa”). We are not gaining any more land so we must find a more efficient way to grow crops. GMO’S help provide a larger product. By growing a larger percent of them, we can also cut down on deforestation because we will be using land more efficiently by producing more products on the same number of acres.

In order for us to maintain our lives, we need to consume food to supply nutrient-needs for our bodies. As the global population increased, the demand for food also increased. Increased population led to mass production of foods. However, even with this mass production, in under-developed countries, people are still undernourished. On other hand, in developed and developing countries, people are overfed and suffering from obesity. In addition, the current methods of industrial farming destroy the environment. These problems raised a question to our global food system. Will it be able to sustain our increasing global population and the earth? With this question in my mind, I decided to investigate the sustainability of our current global

Since 2.3 billion people will be added to the world from 2009 to 2050, biotechnology- Genetically Modified Organism- is a must to combat the global food crisis(Weisser para. 2). When the United States developed Bt corn, “[they] have been genetically engineered to resist herbicides and pests and even withstand drought.”(para. 16). Unlike corn that have never been modified, the Bt corn were able to survive better because of their resistant to herbicides, pests, and drought; resulting, a corn that can survive in harsh environment. By creating a modified corn that can survive in harsh environment, a large supply of corn- food- can be produced. If biotechnology can genetically modified corn to survive in harsh condition, more food can be produced; resulting 2.3 billion people can be fed; therefore, addressing the global food crisis. To put it briefly, limiting biotechnology would prevent addressing the global food crisis. Not only can genetic engineering address the global food crisis, but it can also improve medicine

The human population has been growing exponentially ever since the Industrial Revolution. “Between 1800 and 2011, population size increased sevenfold” and it is only going to keep growing, reaching 10 billion by 2100 (Lee, 2011). New technologies have allowed societies to advance and multiply quicker than ever before due to new medicines and better access to basic necessities like food and water. The Green Revolution, which took place from the 1930’s to the 1960’s, indicates the development and modernization of agriculture through means of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and the distribution of hybridized seeds to other countries; specifically, the third world. This agricultural progress

Rise of genetically modified foods that are sold to markets were analysed in the areas around USA, Argentina, Brazil and Canada. The aim of this report is to provide a detailed benefits and disadvantages of genetically modified crops where it was observed that it will be good alternative with the advancing biotechnology on overpopulation feeding requirements.

The rapidly growing demand for food will require further increases in crop production. Two aspects are viewed: feeding the world by genetically modified (GM) crops versus organic agriculture. Although genetically modified foods have been on supermarket shelves for years, there is still extensive controversy about whether they are beneficial to the general public. The genetically modified food controversy is a dispute over the use of foods derived from genetically modified (GM) crops instead of traditional and indigenous crops (organic farming). In the opinions of critics, they are of the view that genetically modified foods are the reason for world hunger, and that they are considered not safe. I am using prior knowledge and working with multiple primary sources to find patterns. The methods used were researched through different scientific journals regarding the use of genetically modified crops. I have reached the conclusion that genetically modified foods may be the ultimate solution to hunger and poverty, and are safe for human consumption.

There are about 795 million people suffering from hunger in the world, from whom 21,000 die on a daily basis [1]. Although humanity is currently distant from eradicating this lash in every corner of the planet, several solutions are currently being evaluated to guarantee food security. GM crops are hailed by some supporters as the definite solution because of their greater nutritional value and higher yields with respect to traditional ones, while others consider them to be detrimental to the environment and pose health risks. Due to this lack of consensus, GM crops widespread proliferation has been currently hindered either by governmental legislations or people’s fears. In order to bring some clarification to the former discrepancy, a critical analysis, presenting both points of view, has been carried out, concluding with my personal evaluation.

At the rate the world is going at now, it is not far fetched to believe that in a few years the world population could be at ten billion. In order to support all ten billion of these people, actions need to be taken to ensure everyone will be fed. Some techniques to ensure food security include producing and supporting the production of genetically modified foods, implicating the practice of urban farming and aquaculture, better management of wasted foods and educating the general population on food waste.

What is the main problem in our world today? Some people may say war or the racism going on in our world but really the main problem is the need for food. Everybody likes eating, not just because it's a hobby but because we need food to survive. The population of this world is increasing drastically and soon enough by the year of 2050 the population will be nine billion. That is a lot of mouths to feed. Our country can battle this sharp increase by developing GMO’s. GMO stands for genetically modified organisms which can increase the production or yield of a plant drastically. These genetically modified plants can range from an ear of corn to plump apple on a tree. Some people may think though that GMO’s are deadly and that going a more organic pathaway is much safer. In reality though, GMO’s are just as safe as organic products and even produce double the amount. The key on feeding this monstrous growth in population would be leaving organic in the past.

In order to formulate a plan on how to effectively solve the modern crises of world hunger the factors must be addressed and analyzed. Chiefly, modern day farming can sometimes be described as a double-edged sword. Using chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides have been normalized in mass production of food in the last few decades in order protect crops from pests to maximize the quantity farmers are able to produce, however, the chemicals do not always kill every pest and the pests who survive live on to pass their traits onto their offspring and create super plants that can withstand these chemicals. This chain of events results in a failed crop owned by a soon to be bankrupt farmer who is unable to pay back the big name company for the expensive chemicals. Not only do these chemicals cause an economic problem for

How is there enough food produced for all the people in the world? Genetically modified farming plays a big role in food production because it's an easier way to produce food for people from all around the world. Since the population increases so rapidly, genetically modified farming brings the quickest way of producing enough food which protects the environment. The environment's not the only thing with benefits, an easier consumption of vaccines in genetically modified foods helps people's health. While some people favor non-genetically modified farming to prevent possible health risks, genetically modified farming's essential to address the world's growing population, to protect the environment, and to prevent large-scale illness outbreaks.

As the human population continues to rise, the demand for sustainable food resources and associated costs also increase. There is a definitive need for development of innovative solutions to sustain the population as our natural resources diminish. Escalating issues of world hunger have motivated scientists to look into maximizing output by creating methods such as genetically engineering plants or animals to increase yields and grow better quality produce in shorter period of time (Dimayuga 2014).

support traditional crops. Some GMOs are even designed to help prevent vitamin deficiencies by adding needed nutrients to crops that do not typically have a particular nutrient. One of the leading arguments for the supporters of GMO’s is the possibility that it will enable the world to produce enough food to continue to support the growing population. According to Madeline Ostrander as it is estimated that the population of people on the earth will increase to 9.5 billion people by 2050 and that there will be a massive food shortage (p.1). Without technological intervention, which comes in the form of GMO’s much of the world’s population will struggle to supply the food they need to survive. There are food sources being modified to withstand higher heat and that are able to survive in drought like conditions as some scientists are estimating that there will be a significant water shortage in the future and there will be at least thirty-seven different countries will face water shortages (Ostrander p. 1).

Roughly 200 years ago Thomas Malthus proposed a hypothesis in which he believed the human population would continue to grow at such a rate that the human population would outnumber the available food supply (Nayak, Pandey, Ammayappan, Ray). The world’s population continues to grow at a high rate. For example, the world’s six billionth citizen was born in 1999 to the country of Serbia (Nayak, Pandey, Ammayappan, Ray). The hypothesis created by Malthus has led to advances in technology with agricultural sciences. These technology advances came directly in the form of biotechnology and genetic engineering. These advances