Populations in developing nations are rapidly growing, people now believe that we should turn to GM crops to increase the production of food grains. Discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of this approach.

Feeding the exploding population is a gigantic problem faced by developing nations. A distinct group now believes that switching to

GM

crops

, in order to increase the output of food grains, is the way forward.

This

essay elaborates on the advantages and disadvantages of

this

approach.

To begin

with, the pluses of cultivating genetically modified

crops

are numerous.

Firstly

, because growth genes in these species are enhanced, they give higher yields per hectare of land.

Thus

, more grains can be harvested from smaller farms.

For example

,

GM

wheat gives twice the harvest as compared to the natural variety to farmers in Punjab.

Secondly

, these plants are modified in

such

a way that they demand

less

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resources during cultivation.

For instance

, organic rice

is so

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resource intensive

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that it can only be grown in the southern states,

where as

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GM

rice is

also

produced in a relatively arid state like Haryana. So, these genetically modified variants not only give

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larger

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,

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but

also

save precious water of developing states.

Although

there are advantages to using DNA modified grain, it comes with certain disadvantages as well. To start with, foods made from

GM

crops

are deficient in nutrition as compared to organic ones.

For example

, DNA altered varieties of rice are less in amino acid content when compared to natural ones.

Moreover

, they are less resistant to harsh climates and disease making them vulnerable to adverse times.

For instance

,

GM

wheat is not able to withstand locust infestation as well as the native variety. In conclusion,

although

this

approach of using genetic engineering to modify

crops

to meet the demands of feeding the rising population has some advantages like higher

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output

of cereals, fruits and other foods, it

also

has some inherent drawbacks like being defenceless against harsher weather and comparatively lower nutrition.