Hello everyone,
I was thinking that I might want to include my personal opinion about GM food after researching and also reading the post that everyone posted. This post is just my opinion and it might be different from other people so I hope that I would not offend anyone of you. :)
Like the research we found on GM food which shows GM food has pros and cons, I support and also object to the presence of GM food.
I have been introduced to GM food when I am 10 years old(Primary 4) as my school sent me to some workshop which teaches us about GM corn(which kernals are of multi-coloured) and I have also been given a chance to plant the corn from the kernal(but the plant never germinated. haha). I am surprised that after so many years, the issue about GM food is still being debated.
I agree to the presence of GM food as we all know that GM food most likely would be pest resistant, herbicide resistant, or the food will ripen slower. As the earth's population keeps increasing, there is a serious increasing trend of proverty in hunger all over the world. According to what I know, if humans use the most natural way of farming, the yield of the crops might not be able to feed the population. To a certain extent, I feel that GM food shows the natural instinct of fighting for survival as food is the most basic need in the Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
I object to the presence of GM food because being a nature lover, I feel that GM food do protect the human kind but does an imbalance in the eco system. Cross pollination has occurred in between GM modified crops and non GM modified crops in some of the countries. This made me wonder if will we see some giant plant walking around(like those mutated organisms I have watched in some sci-fi movie when I was young). At the same time, it made me think if it is right to actually make all these changes to the natural world when the we belong to the Earth and not the Earth belonging to us.
Another thing I realised is that many people buy organic food now because they feel that organic food is healthier and also more beneficial to their health but only little people buy organic food because they feel that it is better to the natural environment.
I have spent many days asking myself which side would I want to take; Support or object GM food and I realised I could not come up with an answer.
Chui Ying(Yvonne)
Well, jobs that are created to research on gm food are for the growing population, i think is for mainly the poor, as they cannot afford organic product.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, since so many people chooses organic product, why do they still do gm food? reasons are clear enough, mankind always goes to the extend for new and viable things, cheap and bulk. - Quanjin