Maggie Pfaff EN 102 Research Paper 29 March 2019 The Future of Food and Farming Thesis: Genetically modified organisms are beneficial to both farmers and consumers because they produce higher yields, help alleviate world hunger, and are safe.
First Main Point: GMOs produce higher yields
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GMOs allow farmers to harvest more product on less amounts of land.
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Sugar beets
Eggplants
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Compare US yields to Europe yields
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Yield difference
Banned in Europe
Second Main Point: GMOs help alleviate world hunger
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Biotech companies claim to be working towards ending world hunger; however, in reality, companies are only worried about maximizing profit. (Robbins)
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Monsanto’s claim
Not possible to grow in impoverished countries (golden rice)
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Additional nutrients can be added to crops through genetic manipulation.
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Vitamin deficiencies
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Rapid population growth
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Statistics
Food waste
Third Main Point: GMOs are safe
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Many fast food chains are removing genetically modified foods from menus due to questionable safety of consumption and harm towards the environment.
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Tests are backed by seed companies (Chipotle)
Non-GMO movements
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Farmers have used GMOs since the beginning of time