Concerns for Feeding the Growing Population
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Concerns for Feeding the Growing Population
Erin SearsENGL 250 HB
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Why this debate?
Population growth What will Americans be able to afford What is safest for your dinner table
Organic Positives and Negatives
GM Crops GM= Genetically Modified Positives and Negatives Rumors had about GM
Population who eat either
Todays Presentation
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Population that purchases organic because:
Safety concerns Little communication Bad news, makes news More expensive, but worth it
220,000 pesticide poisoning E. Coli
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Do you shop for only Organic foods? Why?
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What is a Genetically Modified Crop?
Improvements with GM crops More yield per acre Insecticide and Herbicide
Why many believe GM is the answer Figure 2
GMO
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Why lower class is unbiased 2012- 46.5 million people (15.0 percent) were
in poverty 49.0 million Americans lived in food insecure
households, 33.1 million adults and 15.9 million children
Food Banks
Lower Class Population
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Both parties agree on:
Feeding the hungry Safe and health food Affordable for all consumers
Communication Education
Possible Solution
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Any Questions?
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Figure 1-
http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8506
Figure 2-http://www.vecteezy.com/abstract/615-dna-strand
Figure 3-http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2011/06/gmos-stranglehold-on-hawaii.html
Works Cited