GM foods role in feeding the world

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/327/5967/812.full

For my topic, I came across this article that supports why genetically modified foods are vital in this day and age. With the population constantly growing, so is the growing competition between land, water, and energy. Because of the vast population, there's more wealth and purchasing power to demand for processed food, meat, dairy, and fish from farmers. The three challenges present when feeding the world are: a) Matching the rapidly changing demand for food, but in a environmentally and socially sustainable way b) Make food stable and affordable c) Available year round.

Agricultural sustainability is now mandatory for the population and GM foods provides for that need. GM foods helps make feeding the population easy and affordable. It helps with the preservation of food to supply year round, making certain foods much more dense in nutrients, and most importantly it is within reach of everyone regarding income.

The globalization of the food system is crucial for food producers to have access to larger markets, not only for their own investments, but more importantly to spread the supply of food around the world. Food production and the growth of the population both occur at different rates in different geographic regions, making global trade necessary to meet supply and demand across regions.