Through soil, air and water contamination, they seep over. Many human beings are under threat from the increasingly passionate individuals who are against genetically engineered crops. Those against genetically engineered food haven't welcomed it because they don't understand it, and most who do understand have been concentrating primarily on perceived risks rather than benefits. Genetically engineered food, however, promises advances that could lead to a favorable way to feed humanity. A quarter of the world's agricultural lands, forests, woodlands and pastures have degraded through mishandling and overuse in the last 50 years, according to the Washington-based Consultative Group on the International Agricultural Research.
Water shortage is obvious in many areas.
Agriculture, at present, uses about 70 percent of the world's fresh water supply and nears 90 percent in greatly fertile countries such as India and China, which depend on sizable irrigation, wrote the Sri Lanka-based International Water Management Institute. The institute added that within 25 years, one-quarter of humanity could possibly suffer severe water scarcity, and this crisis poses the greatest threat to food security. In recent years, more than 20 countries in the drier areas of Africa have been imperiled by famine as a result of water shortage. The Rockefeller Foundation, on the other hand, is growing genetically engineered rice, which has had beta-carotene inserted into its genes. These grains contain a substantial amount of vitamin A. One of the biggest sources of malnutrition in many of the developing countries is vitamin A deficiency, according to EcoWorld, an environmentalist group.