The Rant

Genetically modified foods have become a necessity in today's world and their use should not even be questioned. Many years ago, we could have maybe stopped and thought about whether we wanted to use Genetically Modified foods or not, but we don't even have a choice today. The population is growing the the arable land shrinking, both at extremely fast rates and unless someone comes up with an amazing solution soon, genetically modified foods are our only option. So many people around the world are going hungry. GM foods could fix that with an increased yeild for the third world and also a reduced price becasue they are more efficiently and readily made. Even poor farmers could thrive off these new plants because they woul be perfectly accustomed to their area and would therefore be much more reliable. With a limited amount of land we can't really even grow crops that are unreliable anymore. Rather than losing whole fields to drought, frost, bugs, or pesticides, why not just use plants that are resistant to all of these. They pose no health risks and can only bring about benefits. Lastly, one of the most important aspects of GM foods is how much we rely on them, whether we know it or not. We would never be able to pull out of using GM crops now. To do so, we would have to eliminate about 75% of our foods on grocery store shelves. Also, a large percent of field would have to be wiped out and started over with not genetically altered plants. However, even then, it would be extremely difficult to entirely rid our country or the world from Genetically modified plants. They have embedded themselves into our culture through passing their genes to close relatives, being used medically, and most importantly decreasing the demand for food. Genetically modified foods are not something we can just call back. People have to learn to accept that they are now a part of our diet, culture, and lives.