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Genetically Modified Crops: The Trouble Is In The Soil
Guest Writer for Wake Up World
One of the most detrimental issues about GM agriculture is the effect it has on our environment, specifically our soil and water. The findings regarding GM in the media, science, and FDA reports are almost solely focused on the ways in which GM affects human health. Whether what causes this negligence is because of deeply ingrained anthropocentrism in our society, or genuine ignorance of the institutions that inform us, the fact is that GM agriculture has extremely damaging affects on the health of this earth.
First, it is important to discuss the arguments for and against GM food production. The field is split in two: one side being the supporters of GM agriculture, the other being the adversaries. Each side has arguments to support their positions backed by scientific data and valid documentation.
Supporters claim that GM is the only way to feed the exponential growth of our population in upcoming years. In this view sustainable agriculture is achieved by creating organisms that are able to grow and produce high yields despite disease and unfavorable conditions that do not allow their unmodified counterparts to. They also hold tight to the fact that there are no documented cases of that point to the harmful effects of GM products to humans. [1] Monsanto, the world’s largest supplier of GM seed, claims that they are the most vigorously tested crops in the history of agriculture, testing for nutrient retention, allergens, and gene safety, which is used as proof for safe consumption. [4]
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