GMO

From a simple solution to becoming a Revolution. GMO is a two-edged sword instrument of

change that can either Invigorate the future of agriculture or devastate the progress we have made.
Being an instrument of change, it has received the praise, condemnation, and controversy of sceptics
from all over the globe. Today we will be discussing the Impact

1. Historical Impact
a. Papaya issue in Hawaii (ring spot virus)
b. Recently developed pesticide resistant crops
c. Golden rice(Phil)
2. Positive impact on the world
a. Increased Crop Yield:
b. Reduced Need for Pesticides:
c. Improved Nutritional Content
d. Drought and Salinity Resistance
e. Faster Crop Growth
3. Negative impact on the world (Hawaii)
a. Unethical Environmental Concerns
b. Unknown Health Effects:
i.
c. Economic Concerns for Farmers:
i. Patents
ii. Cost of seeds
iii. Research cost
4. Dilemma (Philippine Golden rice)
a. Unreasonable information on the internet
b. Business propaganda misconstrued as facts
c. People growing impatient for results
5. How can we move forward?
a. Have better means of communication
i. Information
ii. Actions that may affect other people
b. People to have more patience
c. Cooperate and play an active part in disseminating true and factual info