Topic > Genetically Modified Foods [GMF] - 1271

Everything in our life has two faces: one is good and the other is bad. It's hard to find perfect things. Genetically modified (GM) foods, like other things, have both sides that are good and bad at the same time. Now, genetically modified foods are the subject of a great debate whether they are good or bad for people's health. Genetically modified foods mean foods produced from organic products that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using genetic engineering methods. Although GMOs cause harm to the environment and affect original farmers, in general most GMOs have some benefits. Genetically modified foods can provide a low cost and may be lower than organic foods. Saves time. Provides good size and new products. It feeds more people, especially in poor countries. First of all, the advantage of GMOs is that they cost perhaps less than organic foods. The economy will be high in the country by using GMF. So, if the price is low, it will be convenient for both farmers and consumers. According to Tunceren & Benson (2010), cited in (Christie), the Monsanto Company sells alfalfa and this alfalfa was genetically modified to prevent the growth of weeds in the crops (118). Farmers can protect their farms by using alfalfa. So they will sell them for more than one market. Thus, they will be successful in their business. This alfalfa is useful for protecting crops and the environment. Although there are downsides to using alfalfa. In their paper, Ban on Monsanto GM Alfalfa Upheld, Tunceren & Benson (2010), cited in (Christie), argue that alfalfa is grown outside the United States for livestock and again every year. Therefore, environmental groups, organic farmers and consumer groups are angry because it will mix with other alfalfa varieties, the weeds will become impossible to kill and it will be bad for... means of paper.... ..true&db=f5h&AN =7236594&site=eds-liveHuffman, W. E., Shogren, J. F., Rousu, M., & Tegene, A. (2003). Consumers' willingness to pay for genetically modified food labels in a market with different information: Evidence from experimental auctions. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 28(3), 481. doi: 10.2307/40987963Jimmy Botella. (2013, May 22). Waiter, there's a gene in my soup! Retrieved December 2, 2013. From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwzq-swl4cI.Okeno, J., Wolt, J., Misra, M., & Rodriguez, L. (2013). Africa's inevitable path to genetically modified (GM) crops: opportunities and challenges for commercialization. New biotechnology, 30(2), 124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2012.09.001 Willging, J. (2008). Of GMOs, McDomination and Foreign Fats: Contemporary French-American Food Struggles. French Cultural Studies, 19(2), 199-226. doi: 10.1177/0957155808089665