Essays on Agricultural Biotechnology

Our food is one of the most essential part of being human. As such, we have strived to improve techniques in food processing and preservation and have also sought ways to develop more efficient ways of food production. We have done research on various chemicals and fertilizers that allow crops to grow abundantly on relatively less fertile soil and we have also studied insecticides and pesticides that help farmers get rid of harmful pests that kill and lessen harvests of produce. However, these innovations have also led to adverse environmental effects on the quality of our environment and even ...

Agricultural Biotechnology

The field of agricultural biotechnology is mainly a collection of scientific techniques that are used to improve plants, animals and microorganisms. Agricultural biotechnology has many environmental and social impacts. Scientists constantly work on developing solutions to increase agricultural productivity based on the understanding of DNA. As expected, the issues associated with agricultural biotechnology are complex and varied. The complexities of this field arise from the creation and management of science, the intellectual property rights, public and private research interactions, safety concerns, marketing of products and the economic factors influencing industries participating in agricultural biotechnology (Carpenter J, 2001). Different countries ...

Monsanto Company is a multinational agricultural biotechnology and chemical corporation that produces genetically engineered (GE) seed and herbicide glyphosate. The company heavily invests in the biotechnology industry business model where they could use the technical developments in Genentech and biotech drugs to carry out their research works. Despite involvement into direct conflict with farmers and critic of threat to biodiversity, the seeds were productive and produced enormous yield ((Eds.) 100).

The Monsanto Company believes that ‘everyone would benefit when farmers are able to produce more with fewer resources’ (Vance 1) therefore, in order to offer support and promote them, ...

Supply chain management is very vital in the oil and gas industry. The Global Supply Chain Forum outlined that supply chain management would be incorporating major business processes in all the value chains ranging from the original raw material suppliers to the end consumers of the products manufactured. The stakeholders of the supply chain gain value owing to the top notch products, information and services created by the processes (Lambert & Cooper, 2000). The supply chain is ever changing. This modern era brings in some challenges that need to be considered in order to coordinate the system effectively. In this ...

Introduction

The world has witnessed the existence of food riot over the years. The most recent was the food global crisis that occurred sometime between 2007 and 2008 and affected some 22 countries and caused drastic changes worldwide. The cause that was cited with the incident was that the population growth had outpaced the food production both in a worldwide scale. However, economists have cited diverse causes of the food crisis particularly in pricing. The public only paid attention to the issue when the media highlighted the riot on food production and acquirement but the crisis is already working long time ...

Health Effects if Ingesting GMO’S

Genetically modified organisms have been evaluated in terms of the risks they pose to the environment over the past years. This has been done by comparing the dangers identified and exposed estimates to give a decision to the agencies that regulate these products. Assessing the harsh effects of a GMO on the environment remains one of the key controversies to decisions makers and institutions that assess risks as well as scientists. The Society of Toxicology is among the institutions that have dedicated their objectives to protect and improve health in humans, animals as well as the environment. They give their stand ...