Food Is Our Best Solution For Feeding The World 's Populations

Do you know what GMO’S are? You should because more than likely you consume them every day. Malnutrition of the rapidly growing human population is one of the major problem faced by the world we live in today. Genetically modified food (GM Food) is the solution to this problem. The food produced on a massive scale, by direct or indirect involvement of genetically manipulated organisms is called genetically modified food.

As a society we tend to disagree with each other on many topics especially social issues and on the importance of them, but we can all agree that world hunger is one of the main problems. World hunger is led by death, poverty, and so much more, and for years we have tried to find ways to stop it, but it’s hard since our world is expanding. The greater our population, the more mouths we need feed, and since we already have more than half of our population starving the fear is that we will run out of food. This is where the idea of genetically modified foods is presented as a solution to help and fix these age long question about hunger. Genetically modified foods have been proven to have some good benefits in helping out the world;

There are billions of people on the planet who do not have food or the resources to obtain food; which leads to malnutrition and starvation. There is no clear answer to this issue. Starvation and malnutrition know no border or boundary and it kills millions every year with 525 million people suffering from malnutrition and starvation just in Asia. The issues surrounding food are in conversation with other social issues, like poverty.

Genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) developed by splicing genes from one species into the genes of an unrelated plant. Growing foods that have been genetically modified has made growing food faster and has produced higher yields. But, the people who are starving can not afford the genetically modified foods or grow it in the region that they live in. Genetically modified foods are not the answer to solve world hunger.

In the past ten years the world population exceeded six billion people with most of the growth occurring in the poorest, least developed countries in the world. The rapidly increasing population and the quickly declining amount of land are relative and the rate at which hunger is increasing rises with each passing year. We cannot afford to continue to expand our world population at such an alarming rate, for already we are suffering the consequences. Hunger has been a problem for our world for thousands of years. But now that we have the technology and knowledge to stamp it out, time is running short.

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.

GMO can solve World Hunger. 2 billion people in the world can’t afford to buy food. If there are Genetically Modified Organisms then we are able to feed these people with cheap and

GMOs can solve the world’s problems. It can solve world hunger. Scientists have developed rice that can grow in salt water. This is the first step in solving world hunger. If scientists can do this with rice, just think what they can achieve. I found this in the article “Genetically Modified Foods”.

Therefore, the best way to feed starving people is not to send them more food, but to allow their countries the ability to produce more food. With more crops being produced, the price of food will drop, and it will obviously be less sparse. Genetically modified crops allow third world countries to produce nearly six times the crops per acre. In order for starving nations to recover, they require support at the seed level, rather than the food level. However, a large industry has been built around selling large quantities of food to starving nations, and the big food industries don 't want to lose their business with them. Of course, human life is more important than business. There are currently people advocating the use of GMO seeds in third world countries, and are hoping to see a large increase of use within 10 years (Vance).

GMO’s (also known as genetically modified organisms) is a process in which scientists take the genes from the DNA of one species and put it into the genes of an unrelated species. Our group observed how much GMO’s were being used but also how severe world hunger is. “ 815 million people which is 1 in 9 people are going to bed hungry every night and 1 in 3 people are suffering from some form of malnutrition,” (Zero Hunger). We also observed that GMO’s have a common misconception around them that they are dangerous to human health. We questioned with all of our background knowledge Could GMO’s be a way to reduce or even eventually end world hunger? We selected this topic because of how serious a problem world hunger is and how much GMO’s could help this issue. Our group also wanted to research this because of the controversy behind GMO’s and helping people realize the good they have for us. We were trying to learn with this research if it would ever be possible to end world hunger using GMO processes.

Hunger, a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by a lack of food, is a worldwide issue that affects people who are not fortunate enough to buy food products. Most people in developing countries, such as Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and India, experience malnutrition due to the citizen’s inability to buy and produce nutritional foods. There have been alternatives, such as genetically modified organisms, that could possibly end world hunger. Genetically modified organisms are any organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. There are a few research critiques who believe that GMOs have an adverse effect on human health, but there have been short studies to prove that these genetically modified products have benefited global countries food intake and distribution. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are the new advancing technology which will solve world hunger issues, since these foods are affordable and environmentally friendly, but GMOs can harm citizens due to a lack of testing from researchers.

It would sound like a nice idea to use GMOs to an advantage. Could this curb world hunger? Well in 2013, there were twenty seven biotech countries, nineteen of which growing 50,000 hectares or more, twenty developing countries and eight industrial countries; they were in order of hectarage: USA, Argentina, India, Canada, China, Paraguay, South Africa, Pakistan, Uruguay, Bolivia, Philippines, Australia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Sudan, Chile, Honduras, Portugal, Cuba, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Romania, and Slovakia. A few years ago, there were sixteen countries that had total or partial bans on GMOs. Now there are at least twenty-six, including Switzerland, Australia, Austria, China, India, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, ltaly, Mexico and Russia.

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.

A common question that people ask about GMO’s is “Will GMO’s solve and end world hunger”. The answer is it could go either way. GMO’s can help people solve their hunger if they have the right surrounding soil and supporting fertilizers and water, but if they don't it won't solve anything. In my opinion gmo’s can help but it won't end world hunger. The gmo’s we have today will probably not help because there are only certain things and certain conditions you can grow them in and with. Although if you do have those conditions they will be very helpful to you and the people around you, but overall it is your opinion on whether it can help or not.

Genetically modified foods are genetically engineered by modifying the DNA to make it tastier and have a better colour. This new technique has been introduce to the world and has started to be practiced because of globalization. In my opinion, people should stop improving and manifesting the GM food, and just focus on planting trees, fruits and vegetable to be able to harvest foods the normal way and find a ways on how to distribute foods in each human being. This will be a big help with the problem of world hunger.