Food can be produced much more cheaply today because of improved fertilizers and better machinery. However, some of the methods used to do this may be dangerous to human health and may have negative effects on local communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Yesterday’s fiction is today’s reality.
Such
colossal developments have taken place in agriculture which we could not even think of earlier. It is a highly debated issue as to whether these improvements in fertilizers and technology
are a blessing or a curse. In my opinion, there are both pros and cons of
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to
this
situation but the advantages are much more than disadvantages
. On the positive side, farmers now have a wide range of selection, in terms of seeding, irrigation and use of pesticides and fertilizers. Correct article usage
the disadvantages
Technology
has saved people from tedious work and in the mean time
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meantime
the
production markedly. Machines save the cost of labour and Correct article usage
apply
also
save time, so productivity has increased dramatically. All this
is needed to meet the demands of the burgeoning population. Furthermore
, genetic modification of foods has given us such
species which need little or no insecticides and no fertilizers. The quality of food has also
improved. For example
, fish
gene has been added to Add an article
the fish
a fish
tomato
to make it Correct article usage
a tomato
frost resistant
. A nut protein has been added to soya bean to increase the protein content. We have more choices and even the colour and shape can Add a hyphen
frost-resistant
also
be changed. We have sweeter fruits and square watermelons and yellow coloured ones. Finally
, factory farming, in which animals are fed nicely so as to increase their meat, is also
the need of the hour. On the downside, such
technology
has reduced the need for manpower and many people are now jobless. This
has a negative effect on communities. Genetic modification is also
considered unnatural and as it is relatively new, people are also
concerned about its long term
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long-term
also
dangerous to environment
as there is contamination of the neighbouring crops by the altered gene pool. Add an article
the environment
Last
but not least, the rich countries can use this
technology
and further
increase the gap between the rich and the poor. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that as every garden has weeds, such
developments have their pros and cons. We should know where to draw the line and take maximum advantage of this
technology
minimizing its harmful effects.Submitted by thejudgementday999 on
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