Norman Borlaug Article

This Norman Borlaug article is about using genetically altered crops to stop world hunger. Many people believe that altering crops such as maize is wrong and makes the food completely inorganic or even unhealthy. Although altering food may change it a little bit, the positive affects this biotechnology has on our world outweighs the fact that the food is not organic. Many people in America may not feel this way because the majority of Americans do not face problems like hunger or starvation, but the fact is there are millions of starving human beings around the world. This number is large, but genetically altering crops makes this problem much more manageable, without these crops there would be millions more suffering from starvation. Another problem is that the Earth’s population is expected to reach 8.3 billion by 2025, and without genetically altered crops, there would be no way to feed this many people. Personally I was already in favor of genetically altering crops, but after reading this article it has made me realize how important they really are. My stomach may not feel the impact directly, but our world would be extremely different without them, and that makes a difference in every ones life.