GMO

For my research paper, I chose to challenge our class resources/ted talks opposition to genetically modified organisms and prove why it's vital to feeding the world today. After my own research I have found that GM foods are the future to feeding not only the rich, but also the poor and hungry. Since the last 100 years, the population has more than tripled and so has the rate of malnourished people. With the help of GMO’s alterations in vitamins and nutrients, food is now affordable, sustainable, and even more beneficial to our bodies. Genetically modified foods ability to be stored for long periods of time and mass produced are what has helped us provide for the ever growing population. Many conservatives find it hard to grasp the idea of technology in our food, however it is the future.

My goal I hope to achieve in this paper is to provide another point of view on GM foods and maybe gain some supporters. So far in class we've only been given one opinion about GM foods, and how they are not environmentally sustainable and not to be trusted in our bodies. I want to change this belief through my paper. So far research for my paper has been quite easy as well as tying in other important topics. Some small topics I am also trying to cover in my paper revolving GMO’s role in feeding the world are: global hunger, third world countries access to food, the history of GMO leading to today, big vs. small corporation in production, government subsidy (affordable food), the global food trade, and the U.S’s role in feeding the world. My question for you is: “Are there any other ways besides traditional farming to feed a population of 7 billion?”