According to Bakshi (p.211), the use of biotechnology in agricultural production is an important tool for improving food security and supporting the environment. Biotechnology is considered important in addressing the challenge of food availability, poverty reduction and environmental conservation. In this regard (Tramper et al 408), it is important to note that GMOs are produced by introducing extra genetic information into a given organism through genetic engineering. The methods are a natural creation of the strategies used so far with the aim of obtaining different varieties and strains. While some saw GMOs as a solution to hunger, others considered this innovation a danger to food security. This means that although GMOs have been touted as beneficial, the disadvantages of GMOs outweigh the benefits. Those who support GMOs are guided by various technological traits under developments that hold the promise of increasing agricultural production at affordable prices. This adds to the greater benefits to consumers with greater environmental conservation strategies (Leggie and Durant 59). Proponents present the invention on input characteristics, which aims to insert bioengineered elements into crops with the aim of substantially reducing the incorporation of environmentally dangerous pesticides. They also feature output trait invention, which seeks to bioengineer attributes into seeds with the goal of bolstering nutrition, shelf life, and quality. In this regard, most scientists argue that GMOs will become mini factories in the future and could address malnutrition in developing countries (Leggie and Durant 59). There is also the invention of agronomic traits, which aims to… half of the article… Mers Trust for Information: The Case of Genetically Modified Food?” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 86.5(2004): 1222-1229Isaac, Grant and Phillips Peter. “Market Access and Market Acceptance for Genetically Modified Products.” Conference Proceedings NE-165, Washington DC: London School of Economics, 2000. Print.Leggie Jerome and Durant Robert. “Public opinion, risk assessment and biotechnology: lessons from attitudes towards genetically modified foods in the European Union”. Policy Research Review 27.1 (2010): 59-76. Moon Wanki and Balasubramanian Siva. “Public Attitudes Toward Agrobiotechnology: The Mediating Role of Risk Perception on the Impact of Trust, Awareness, and Outrage.” Agricultural Economics Review 26.2(2004): 186-208.Qaim Martin and Kouser Shahzad. “Genetically modified crops and food safety”. PLoS ONE 8.6(2013): e64879
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