2006-12-09 03:39:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
They already do. Ever been to a farm field where they grow corn and see all the different signs up with numbers on them? Those are different strains of corn. A genetic variety is necessary to prevent a crop epidemic that could wipe out the entire species.
2006-12-09 03:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Paul H 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm really against genetically modified crops.
For one thing, they were modified so they would have a higher tolerance for pesticide application. Other crops wilted and died with the pesticides. More pesticides on crops is not a good thing for people or for the land.
In the United States there was very little testing on the effects of these new plants on humans and with very little discussion or oversight these crops are now grown extensively here.
One reason for more people going organic is that we can no longer trust our government to do the best thing for the people.
It's best to aviod all gm crops in my opinion. Hard to do now since almost every thing has by-products of these crops.
Like corn syrup, it's in so many of our processed foods.
2006-12-09 03:48:55 · answer #2 · answered by lubinmt 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
They should - but probably won't. 23,000 people die of starvation every day - I really can't get my head round that; but what's worse is that if all the grain used to make beer in America was given to people in developing countries, every single one of those deaths could be prevented. Sadly politics, not science holds the key to this, and GM crops probably offer more benefit to western economies than to starving Africans. GM crops do offer some hope though - for example increasing drought resistance will increase yield per amount of water - a definite plus for the developing world, but GM plants are being abused by big companies like Monsanto who persuade farmers to switch to their infertile GM varieties and then charge them every year for the seed. Many GM varieties will also not be licenced in certain countries (generally the poorest ones) because wild varieties are found there and there would be associated environmental risks if these interbreed with the GM varieties. It's very sad and really makes me ashamed to be British.
2006-12-12 08:27:06 · answer #3 · answered by Cathy :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No of course not, no one is interested in the starving because they have no money. Gene manipulated crops are only there to grow more crops, bigger to make more money for the greedy scum which run this world. No matter about the side effects.
Theres enough food produced to feed the world 3 times over already, but its not getting to those who need it, its getting thrown away, binned. Sad very sad world.
2006-12-09 03:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by Ganymede 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What does genetically modified foods have to do with feeding the world? Why not grow it in it's natural form?? I personally would not want to eat that stuff...why feed it to anyone else? And who knows just WHAT was altered???
Not sure I answered your question...but that's my answer.
2006-12-09 03:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The EEC destroys hundreds of tons of surplus edible food every day. What shortage? Its a myth.
We don't give that food to the starving because it would be illegal under current european law. So why not change that law?
We need more sensible farming methods that don't produce deserts from fertile land.
And we need companies like Shell to stop turning areas such as the Congo into a toxic oil spill instead of the fertile farmland it used to be.
And we need companies to stop spreading dioxin and other toxic waste on farmland.
And we need to protect farmland and stop building on it.
Wheres the need for a high tech solution there?
Its the economy that causes starvation, not a shortage of food.
2006-12-09 03:50:38 · answer #6 · answered by sarah c 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
anybody is careful about GM foodstuff, no longer to tutor the ethics on the decrease back of such ''taking area in god'' creations. Why the hell ought to an individual be eating colostrum even with the undeniable fact that? ought to i feed it to my infant? Hmm depending off no study no, i ought to quite keep on with some situation safer thats been round longer alongside with powdered milks & cow milk and so on.
2016-11-25 00:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not, but I think it would certainly help. Sadly, very few countries will take food if there's even a chance that SOME genetically modified items are mixed in.
2006-12-09 03:42:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They could. However, Malthusian theory says that any improvement in agricultural production will inevitably lead to increasing population. Hence, hunger will always stay ahead of the curve.
2006-12-09 03:43:17 · answer #9 · answered by themistocles 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Without a doubt. In fact it is happening right now both both by man's endeavours and by the natural processes of mother nature.
2006-12-09 07:11:14 · answer #10 · answered by kennannaylor 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋