Pamela Ronald: The Case for Engineering Our Food. Perf. Pamela Ronald. Ted. Ted Talk, Mar. 2015. Web. <https://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_ronald_the_case_for_engineering_our_food>.
this article explained how conventional farming is just a way people can maximize food production without caring about what happens to the environment. This also demonstrates that transgenic farming is just as bad compared to conventional because they still end up killing the pollinators due to the changes in the GE crops. Finally, this article demonstrates that conventional farming has a very bad effect on the environment, but in almost every case, some impact pollinator’s gene flow and biodiversity of crops. Transgenic farming is beneficial to the environment, but in the articles final state it showed “a systematic risk analysis is needed addressing all potential and existing effects not only to the environment” (Prusak). This shows that this article doesn’t provide all the facts that are necessary to compare convention farming to transgenic farming. There is a need to experiment and find more problems or information to be able to determine if transgenic is sustainable compared to conventional farming.
Matin Qaim is a professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development at Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany. He wrote a book called “Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development”. In this book, Matin explains how GMO benefits are crucial and important to people. In the text it reads, “GM crops have reduced chemical pesticide quantity by 37% and pesticide cost by 39%.” (pg. 59 Qaim). This data shows how the increased usage of GM Crops farmers tend to use less pesticide because there was no need to add the extra pesticide to insect free crops. Therefore, less damage crops and an increase in the amount of food yielded. Next, in Qaim’s Book it also explains, “Each additional hectare of Bt cotton produces 82% higher aggregate incomes than conventional cotton” (pg. 76). This data is resulted from India. Where the increased usage of GM cotton led to decreased in the amount of pesticide used and less damage goods due to insect. But, the most important part is the boost in the economy and reducing poverty in India.
Matin Qaim is a professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development at Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany. He wrote a book called “Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development”. In this book, Matin explains how GMO benefits are crucial and important to people. In the text it reads, “GM crops have reduced chemical pesticide quantity by 37% and pesticide cost by 39%.” (pg. 59 Qaim). This data shows how the increased usage of GM Crops farmers tend to use less pesticide because there was no need to add the extra pesticide to insect free crops. Therefore, less damage crops and an increase in the amount of food yielded. Next, in Qaim’s Book it also explains, “Each additional hectare of Bt cotton produces 82% higher aggregate incomes than conventional cotton” (pg. 76). This data is resulted from India. Where the increased usage of GM cotton led to decreased in the amount of pesticide used and less damage goods due to insect. But, the most important part is the boost in the economy and reducing poverty in India.