“All the food we
eat-every grain of rice and kernel of corn-has been genetically modified. None
of it was here before mankind learned to cultivate crops. The question is not
whether our food has been modified, but how”
This was a statement
given by Michael Specter and I have a
strong faith in his words. Imagine how we
would have been able to survive without such new varieties of foods with
improved taste, attractive appearances and prolonged storage period. If we have
a look at previous days when humans were dependent only on natural resources
without playing with their genes, we can observe clearly what a thrifty and
plain life our ancestors were living. At that time, man used to focus only on
his survival and not on comfort. Also, there were less requirements and
necessities for living serenely, with plenty of resources and a limited number
of Homo sapiens. Those people never
heard of such terms like population boom. So, lets us ponder, is it possible for us
today to live without modifying our resources? No sir, it’s indeed not. The
need for GMOs in our life is more than merely increasing our living standards.
According to the 2007 data of US population
division, about 200,000 more people are added to the world food demand each day
and the world’s population which was estimated to be 6.7 billion in 2006
is expected to increase up to 9.2 billion in 2050. With this abrupt increase in world’s population,
the rate of famine stricken and malnourished people is also increasing
tremendously. FAO in 2015 reported that some 795 million people in
the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That's
approximately about one in nine people on the planet. So what is the need of
hour at the moment? It is certainly to increase our world food demand and get
rid of food insecurity that is prevailing in the globe like an un-manageable
menace. And here comes the utmost need for genetically modified organisms. Science
and technology is doing its best to help the needy people of the world, so why
should we try to find loopholes in something this is being done for our
well-being. Because of the GMOs, worlds’ food and nourishment demands are being
gradually handled in a wise and systematic manner. There has been a significant
increase in the yield and pathogenic resistance of food crops through genetic
variations. Moreover, the new varieties are being modified in such a way that enhances
their nutritional content which is again helping the world in getting rid of
undernourishment.
While keeping all of
these facts in mind, one can certainly not blame genetically modified organisms
since it is the need of hour to modify our natural assets to get the best out
of them and live a satisfactory life. It is true that GMOs may have certain
drawbacks and limitations but what we need to do is not to go against GMOs but
to revise the ways and methods that are employed for their production and make
them completely safe and sound for consumption since ‘the question is not
whether our food has been modified, but how’ it has been modified'.
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