“In 2011, 160 million hectares if genetically modified crops were grown and it was an 8% increase than the previous year”. Genetically modified foods (GMFs) are foods manufactured from plants or animals whose genetic material has been changed through genetic change. Therefore, making genetically modified foods the answer to the nation’s famine difficulties because they give better health benefits, energy, soil, and water resources and it takes less land to grow them.
Genetically modified foods can be customized to give better health benefits and a complete nutritional profile. Numerous vitamins and minerals can be engineered into the crops as they grow, by changing the genetic material of the plant. Furthermore, these foods with an increased number of vitamins and minerals have a huge possibility to improve the public’s health and are a valuable resource to tackle malnutrition. This process makes it possible for people to get all the nutrients with fewer foods. One of the developments in modifying foods is increasing the amount of fatty acid in crops so that the crops produce higher levels of polyunsaturated fats, which play a major part in protecting people against heart diseases. In addition, it makes it possible for people to get food at lower costs. This enables people living in poverty to be provided with enough food resources they require to maintain their health.
Generally, modified crops can save energy, soil, and water resources. They can help keep agricultural soil healthy and productive. They aid farmers to acquire effective tillage applications. Decreased tillage helps conserve organic matter in the soil, which has many environmental advantages. Conservation tillage increases moisture, water retention and can decrease the need for extra irrigation. The organic matter and moisture that remains in the soil help crops resist times of drought. In addition, reduced tillage can also aid in decreasing the use of fertilizers and therefore nitrous oxide. Also, drought-resistant characteristics aid against times of drought, reducing the need for rigorous irrigation. Furthermore, due to the crops being drought-resistant, they are able to be grown in countries that suffer from drought and countries that do not have fertile soil. That makes it easier to budget food resources for a larger population base thus resulting in enough food for everyone.
It takes less land to grow more food. Genetically modified crops allow farmers to grow more food without using extra land. Higher production of crops can be generated from the same cropland. In some occasions, the crop production will likely double when local farmers start using genetically modified crops. This makes it possible for current and future generations to meet the food demands they are going to face or are currently facing. When farmers can grow more food more productively, the rest of the world can pay less to eat more and there will be more food for them.
Genetically modified foods are the solution to the world’s hunger issues. Genetically modified farming gives new ways for farmers to grow the food the world needs, at the rate they need it. Furthermore, it also helps grow food without transforming more forests and wetlands into larger farms, to keep food prices from increasing, and to supply the whole world with food. More farms that can keep up with the population growth are required.