6. IELTS: Writing Task 2

For a long time there has been concern about the quality of the food we eat what with food addiditives and contamination from pesticide and pollution. Now the advantages of genetically modified crops (foods) are causing general public. In this concern, in your opinion, justified, and are we all just looking for something worry about?

 

 

 

As human we know how to produce and cook food for our survival. As population increases, we cannot rely on nature to provide food rather we cultivate land, use pesticide, fertilizers for more food production. We are able to produce rice in the desert via proper irrigation and later, by the genetically modified rice capable of growing in desert without water.  We preserve our food for a long time by addiditives preservatives and other chemical like flavor, color etc. but, some naturist' especially radical types claim that these canned foods are not hygienic and sometimes detrimental to health. They also blame genetically produced foods will destroy natural foods, and natural seeds will not survive against high potency of GM crops. Moreover, the production of GM foods may destroy organic farming, which is gaining popularity in England. Some observers from the poor countries fear with GM foods providing another monopoly over them.

 

Genetically produced foods are hot cake of this country as we are now 6 billion people living in this limited land. Two-thirds of the people lived in the third world countries in Asia, Africa and in Eastern Europe. These people do not have more land to cultivate and they suffer from hunger. At present, we need more and more crops in our limited land. Genetically Modified crops are now the solution to fight hunger. These GM crops withstand  harsh weather; insects, herbs and can even grow without water. recent development of drought- free rice by IRRI( Int'l Rice Research Institute) explai the benefits of GM products. They can be produced in huge quantity rather than ordinaryor natural crops. For example, hybrid rice is popular in our country such as IRRI, BRRI ect. and they are high yielding.

 

Yes, there are some bottle necks that we need to overcome to have access to these GM foods. As GM crops are the research products of the 1st world, they may charge higher for these peoducts or have monopoly over them through the perspectives of agricultural and economic views. But, we need to develop mpore artificial foods and crops for the majority's survive.