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Has the world’s food supplies kept up with population growth?

Has the world’s food supplies kept up with population growth?. Yes, because of improvements in farm production from technological advances, GMOs and the Green Revolution. What are GMOs?. Genetically Modified Organisms. The development and distribution of GMOs are referred to as the.

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Has the world’s food supplies kept up with population growth?

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  1. Has the world’s food supplies kept up with population growth? • Yes, because of improvements in farm production from technological advances, GMOs and the Green Revolution

  2. What are GMOs? Genetically Modified Organisms

  3. The development and distribution of GMOs are referred to as the GREEN REVOLUTION

  4. GREEN REVOLUTION From 1950’s – 1970’s Research, development and distribution of hybrid “miracle” varieties of high yield cereal grains like wheat & rice

  5. Green Revolution Pros • Grow faster • Multiple yields (3 or 4 times greater) • Increase quality of food • Increase tolerances to disease, pests and weeds • Reduction of biodiversity Cons • Expensive seeds • Some require more fertilizer, water and pesticides • Increase of class disparities • Health impacts from increased pesticides & fertilizers

  6. Homework Is genetic engineering safe? Why or why not?

  7. How many hungry people are in the US ? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that in 2008 • 49.1 million people living in food insecure households • 16.7 million are children

  8. What is food insecurity? • USDA term that means one or more people in the household were hungry over the course of the year because of the inability to afford enough food • Some people may skip meals or cut back on the quality or quantity of food they purchase at the stores • http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/hunger_index.html

  9. Food Insecurities in IL • http://frac.org/State_Of_States/2008/states/IL.pdf

  10. Interactive map food stamps in IL • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/28/us/20091128-foodstamps.html

  11. ANY QUESTIONS?

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