RESPONSE 3 "MY PROJECT BENEFIT OF GM FOODS"

My project is about the benefits of genetically modified foods (GM). I would like to start this by keeping in mind, Earth population is growing day by day, its not lessening, and the food chain cycle has its own specific time of growing back. Soon this specific time era won’t be enough to feed all the human kind, so its must to find a solution about it and the solution is genetically engineered food. To prove my fact of its help I would give an example of china because China has 20% of the world's population

China largest Gm producer:

China is considered a potential market for GM food for several reasons. First, China currently has almost 1.3 billion people and is likely to exceed 1.4 billion by 2050 (Population Reference Bureau, 2002). China recognizes that if it is going to continue to feed its people, it must find more efficient agricultural production methods. To this end, China is spending close to $120 million each year on biotech research and growing rice, potatoes, cotton, wheat and many others fruits and vegetables. In fact, China is the fourth largest producer of GM crops in the world after the US, Canada, and Argentina, and has approved more than a dozen genetically modified crops for development

Some food plants genetically engineered:

Apples that resist insect attack, Bananas free of viruses and worm parasites, Coffee with lower caffeine content, Cabbage that resists caterpillar attacks, Melons that have a longer shelf life, Sunflowers that produce oil with lower saturated fat

      GM crops claims many advantages :

      Improved storage and nutritional quality, Pest and disease resistance, Selective herbicide tolerance, Tolerance of water, temperature and saline extremes, improved animal welfare, higher yields and quality.

Solution to some problems:  

A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly 14 million people, including 2.3 million children under the age of 5, are at risk of starvation. Without effective action the WHO says at least 300,000 could die from hunger and disease in the next six months. As we know due to Africa’s climatic condition crops have least chance of survival if not properly taken care of, therefore genetically modified crops can be a solution of quick reproduction in less time effort and providing the food need of the country. Not only has that Africa suffered 500,000 blindness each year due to vitamin A deficiency and 70% amongst them are children dying in young age .GM food such as “golden rice “is enriched with vitamin A which can be a good help in decreasing the blindness ratio. In our regular life people do have food allergies too so if foods that are modified can proven as help it can’t be said it’s totally bad. Even natures natural got it effects also. Example of milk is the best of daily use not all people can drink milk so it’s modified to lactose free now which is considered a benefit of GM food. In the end I would like to say that it depends how we think about it, but if GM food can do some benefit to mankind and there are some solution through it we should accept them nor being ignorant whether its temporary solution or not.