Food Can Have Good Genes to

One of the portions of both the documentary and literature during the food segment was genetic manipulation of food. The closest we got was the satirical idea of the tomato carrot, which in my opinion doesn’t create an accurate depiction of food and genetics. The main idea that was really missed was the benefits of this practice, which in this case outweigh the disadvantages. This is because new genetically crafted seeds hopefully have the ability to pull developing countries out of their current stagnation. This is, because once each household in the developing world can quit focusing on creating it’s own food the members of that household can move on to bettering their community with more socially productive activities.

            Many critical studies point out how at this moment we have the power to feed the world. The only problem with this critique is that this does not avoid the problem of dependence in the international community. So these seeds that grow in any environment need to be readily available so that the food can be sold at local prices rather than just shoveling in free products that stop the economy of a country from growing on it’s own.

            The only thing blocking this from happening is what we know as protective business tactics. So America holds it technology to it’s self so that there are no international competitors (at least within developing countries). So there is the possibility that mass production tactics could be useful in saving lives, but the same people that create this technology also extort it for profit rather than doing good.