SHOULD GENETİCALLY MODIFIED FOODS/CROPS BE BANNED?

In the not too distant future, human being will face with certainly many problems which are climate change, increasing density of population, energy and according these food crisis. Researchers, farmers, activists and GM crops companies all discuss about the solution. Although, manies already think that solution of the food crisis is GM crops/foods, one side of relevant argue that GM’s should be banned. In this essay, I will give both sides argues with my view. First of all, i will show what is generally GM Crops/foods? , how we obtain it? and historical development of the GM’s. Secondly, i will give views and expectations about GM’s from three sides which are Scientists, Governments and Anti-GM Green Groups. After that, i will discuss benefits and risks of GM Crops/foods two different examples for each. At the end, i will propound different researchers ideas and my own view that do we need GM’s or not.

1.) GM Crops/FoodsI. What is GM Crops? (Rissler & Mellon, 1996)

II. How is it obtained? (Toke , 2004)III. Why is it started? (Rissler & Mellon, 1996 ; Toke , 2004)IV. Historical development of GM Crops (Rissler & Mellon, 1996 ; Gilbert, 2013)

2.) Current views and expectationsI. Scientists’ views/expectations (Rose, 2013)

II. Governments’ views/expectations (Toke , 2004 ; Whitty, 2013)i. Developed countries governments

ii. Developing countries governmentsIII. Opposites’ views/expectations (Toke , 2004 ; Rose, 2013)

3.) Benefits of GM CropsI.

II.4.) Risks of GM Crops

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5.) Do we need GM’s or not ( Zhang, Chen and Vitousek, 2013; Toke, 2004)

Conclusion

Ş. Doğan Can Toğrul