What Are The Effects Of Gmo And The Environmental Effects On Organic Foods

Society today has gone crazy for organic food. They want cage free eggs, herbicide and pesticide free food, and many other organic stipulations. People "fall for" marketing schemes and are generally uneducated about agriculture. They do not realize how these things effect farmers. It costs a farmer more money to produce organic foods. Farmers also make less profit because production and yield is not as high. Genetically engineered foods have been unpopular because of societies perception, the effect it has on farmers, and the environmental misconceptions. Society has a poor perception because of what people tell them. People do not take initiative and research things on their own. Society waits for the media and news to give them information that

Farmers put forth the most effort to feed the world and still maintain their farms and businesses. Genetically engineered foods help farmers keep up with food demands. In an article on genetically engineered foods it was written, "These plants help farmers increase production and obtain higher yields." (Lakhdar 1). GMO's (same as genetically engineered food) produce more product in a smaller area of land. Farmers must fight to maintain profits. Farmers also care about the well being of the people. A farmer must feed what he or she grows so why would they grow something that would be harmful to them. Research on how GMO's effect people are slim. Today's technology allows problems to be resolved faster. The economics impacts are very prevalent and can be seen in the world today. An important impact that people can overlook is the environmental impact. People have the perception that herbicides, pesticides, and other chemicals are bad. They are correct to a certain extent. When farmers misuse these products the products can be harmful. This is why farmers are required to have their soils tested and they must take classes if they wish to spread their own