Advantages of GM Food

Controversies of GM Food are a really big deal. If you aren't sure which "side" you "support", here is the advantages of GM Food. You might think that GM Food is bad and horrible, but have you heard of the other side of the controversy?

Pest resistance a pretty good reason for why GM Food can be good. Losing crops from pests can be horrible, and can result in many devastating financial losses for farmers and can also cause starvation in third world and developing countries. Farmers use tons of chemical pesticides every year. This costs money and time, as well as that consumers do not want to eat food that is "pesticide-covered" because of potential health hazards. As well, run-off pesticides can travel to water areas and poison the water supply, making it unsafe for us to drink and use. Growing GM Food that does not need pesticides can save money, time and our environment.

GM Foods can also be made to be resistant to diseases, which is extremely helpful. There are many fungi, viruses and bacteria that can cause plant diseases, which can spread. Disease resistant GM Foods can stop the spread.

In many third world countries, there aren't many rainfalls. This means that plants and crops are difficult to grow and cannot sustain a family's income. Scientists have invented a way to create drought resistant/tolerant GM crops. As the world's population grows, we need more land space for housing instead of growing food, so farmers will need more food to sustain the population. Now, they can grow crops in places that you could not normally grow crops, making more space for housing.

GM foods can also increase yields of the food. They can grow more food per crop to help the hungry and the world's population. Scientists in India have created a protein-packed potato that can increase the amount of potatoes it produces per hectare. This was the first time any GM food increased yield. As well, the science is appealing and allows many possibilities.

Cold tolerance is another thing that can benefit us. Unexpected frost can destroy seedlings.  Scientists have inserted an anti-freeze gene from a cold water fish into these plants, such as tobacco and potatoes. This means that these plants are tolerant to cold weathers and temperature.

Developing countries don't have many foods that can give them the daily nutrition they need to grow and survive. GM foods can be created to hold all the nutrition that they need. For example, rice is eaten in many third world countries. They have created a rice called "Golden rice" that holds a lot of Vitamin A. The researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Institute for Plant Sciences hopes to offer the golden rice to any country that needs it for free. As well, they are also hoping to create a type of golden rice that contains lots of iron content.

I honestly think that GM food can be used for good, if they manage to figure out if it is 100% safe for us. People don't want GM food because it can be hazardous, but if they find out a way to keep it safe, we might be able to accept it in our society. And label it, of course.

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