"There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
I think the above quote really reflected reality...
When people in the richer countries are throwing away leftovers, can they imagine that the other part of the world are facing food shortages?
If not, how come there are children with obesity and the some children facing malnutrition? These are all related to food security and stability...
If a group of people are not facing any problems with their source of food, they will just spend their money to get whatever food they want to eat and buying any amount of food, even though the amount is far too much for themselves.
We spent quite some time discuss about the food labels. I personally would not really look at the food labels to know whether the food is Genetically Modified. Reason for this is that i believed that the food that is available in Singapore are safe to consume, even though it is GM food, it is still edible and will not have much negative impact. Come to think of it, even though the labels on the food are shown as not GM food, how can you be sure that it is not GM food? How about the seed? if the seed is genetically modified, would the label show that the food is GM food even though only the seed is GM? We can't be sure of course.
I think what really matters to me is that whether the food is safe to be consumed.
Mentioned and discuss quite a lot on genetically modified crops. GM crops are able to curb the shortage of food supply and ensure that the poor farmers will have their crops harvested at the end of the period. E.g. herbicide resistance crops will ensure that the weeds will not fight for the nutrients of the crops; insect resistance crops will ensure that the crops will not be destroyed by certain types of "popular destroyers" of the crops. This could ensure food stability as the farmers will be harvesting the crops.
With the help of biotechnology on agriculture, we're able to end world hunger, but it is also with the HELP of people that this world hunger will really end.
Re-emphasize on quote again: "There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Just get what you need!
Rating: 8.5/10
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