Genetically modified crops are appearing on the farms of the United States more and more every day, even though consumers may not know it. The good news is that these crops are planted because of their benefits to people. For example, according to the American Medical Association (AMA), \"More than ...

Genetically modified food has been a topic of much debate ever since it was first introduced to the market in the early 1990s. Safety issues and economic as well as ecological concerns have been raised by many. While it is evident that there was a food supply issue the question is whether genetical...

Plant. Biology Term Paper The Green Revolution: What Lies Beyond Summary As a result of rapid population increase, the world today is facing a threat of massive famine. In the 1960s, the globe prematurely heralded the solution to feeding the growing number of people. Dr. Borlaug's develo...

From cucumbers and carrots to white rice and wheat, we humans have altered the genes of almost every food we eat. For almost 10,000 years we've been engineering plants by keeping the seeds from the best crops and planting those the next season. Following this practice year after year has resulted in...

Fresh From the FarmFood is an essential requirement for living. When it comes to food; nutritional value and taste are the main concerns of most people. But what about how the food was produced, who produces it and where it is being sold. These subjects usually do not factor into the average cons...

Seguin iOutlineThesis statement: An international biosafety protocol should be created to establish and maintain control over the products designed with biotechnology. I. The existing laws and regulations that govern the release of transgenic organisms are inadequate or nonexistent.A. The developed ...

Land degradation in Australia is a very serious and difficult environmental problem, as Australia is dependent on agricultural practices. (See land use in Australia.) Urban sprawl, land pollution, salinisation, and soil erosion may cause Land degradation after land clearing, or waterlogging through ...

Are Organic Foods Better For You? Organic farming began in the late 1940's in the United States, and in recent years it has seen a dramatic increase in popularity (Rubin 1). The sales of organic foods have been increasing by about 20 percent a year over the past decade (Marcus 1). That is o...

Biotechnology: Pros and ConsThroughout this past semester many important ecological dilemmas have come to my attention. The most striking environmental issue that I have noted this semester has been agricultural Biotechnology. A reputable definition of Biotechnology would be "the means or way of m...

World Food Distribution and Hunger Problem"It is ironic that the world food supply has continued to increase over the years, (FAO, 1986) that in the next century a global food supply will be enough to meet food demand and yet hunger and famine continue to stalk a large section of human kind. World ...

Beginning about 12,000 years ago, the human population began a trend that completely changed the way we, as a race, evolved. For the first time in history, humans pushed beyond the restraints of traditional hunting and gathering, into domestication and farming. It was a change that would not only ta...

Agrarian Reform and Economic Development in MexicoMany people in today's Third World society rely solely on farming in order to survive. However, most Third World agricultural areas are home to the worst conditions imaginable. These areas are often poverty stricken, despite the fact that the peasa...