EXTREME POVERTY

Background Info

• almost half the world lives on less than 2.50 per day
• 27-28% of all of the world's children are starving
• highest concentration of poverty is in India and developing countries
• Their population is growing rapidly
• They don't have the technologies to keep up with the population

Golden Rice

• A genetically modified form of rice that adds Vitamin A
• Gives Vitamin A to those where it isn't very plentiful
• Helps cure Vitamin A deficiency
• Many pregnant women and children have Vitamin A deficiency

Benefits of GMO's

• GM pesticides can save India's sole source of income
• Can clean impure seeds and plants ( High resistance plants)
• Help sustain food production in areas with poor resources
• Can add extra nutrients to plants
• Can increase food production

The other side

• "GMOs are bad for your health"
• There is no evidence of long term effects
• "a genetically modified plant has lower nutrition value"
• There are plants that have certain nutritional values added EX: golden rice
• "Can increase allergic reactions": No confirmed cases