Concerns for Feeding the Growing Population

Concerns for Feeding the Growing Population

Erin SearsENGL 250 HB

Why this debate?

Population growth What will Americans be able to afford What is safest for your dinner table

Organic Positives and Negatives

GM Crops GM= Genetically Modified Positives and Negatives Rumors had about GM

Population who eat either

Todays Presentation

Population that purchases organic because:

Safety concerns Little communication Bad news, makes news More expensive, but worth it

220,000 pesticide poisoning E. Coli

Figure 1

Do you shop for only Organic foods? Why?

What is a Genetically Modified Crop?

Improvements with GM crops More yield per acre Insecticide and Herbicide

Why many believe GM is the answer Figure 2

GMO

Why lower class is unbiased 2012- 46.5 million people (15.0 percent) were

in poverty 49.0 million Americans lived in food insecure

households, 33.1 million adults and 15.9 million children

Food Banks

Lower Class Population

Description

Hand in Hand with the topic

Image

Both parties agree on:

Feeding the hungry Safe and health food Affordable for all consumers

Communication Education

Possible Solution

Any Questions?

Figure 1-

http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8506

Figure 2-http://www.vecteezy.com/abstract/615-dna-strand

Figure 3-http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2011/06/gmos-stranglehold-on-hawaii.html

Works Cited