Food Production Defualts
Submitted by hell08 on January 17, 2008
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Over the past decades worldwide food production has more than kept pace with the doubling of world population, however, it has been unable to overcome inequalities of food distribution. To keep up with the food distribution we overcultivate to meet immediate needs, or annexe inappropriate land with steep slopes and shallow, infertiles and poorly drained soils. But what most affects our environment due to food production is the use of genetic engeering, chemical fertilizers and monoculture.
One of the most important issues facing consumers today is genetic engineering of our food. It's a complex issue, involving human health, the environment, ethics and the future food needs of the world's population.The cells of all plants and animals contain DNA; it's like a blueprint for life, passed from generation to generation. Strands of DNA are made up of genes, and it's these that...