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possibly predating Europe's wheat bread. A popular Mexican folklore tells about a Mayan god who came down to earth, stole a grain of corn from the red ants and gave it to the first man and woman to walk the Earth. In many Indian cultures of the Americas, Maize festivals are celebrated to this day. Cooking tortillas at home is a common family tradition in Hispanic homes. Families pass down special recipes

profits to the whole economy. Besides, price of corn also creep up since high demands of corn that impulse the planters' income and creating more jobs for farmers. In addition, when the government supports for corn production on a concentrated area, maize agriculture will be more productive and effective than before. Both consumers and producers can earn profits and that amount of profits will contributes significantly to the nation's GDP growth. Thus, if we merge

all-time high of more than US$100 a barrel and the U.S. government subsidizing farmers to grow crops for energy, U.S. farmers have massively shifted their cultivation toward bio-fuel feed stocks, especially maize, often at the expense of soybean and wheat cultivation. About 30 percent of U.S. maize production will go into ethanol in 2008 rather than into world food and feed markets. Worldwide, ethanol accounts for around 5 percent of grain production, according to statistics from the Earth Policy Institute

attributable to drought. As the climate changes as a consequence of global warming, some climates will become more arid, increasing drought and resulting in up to 10 million more lost tons of maize per year. It has been estimated that 25 percent of these losses may be resolved by genetically modifying maize to be more drought tolerant.” (Clive.

One of the, if not thee, most controversial topics within the scientific world and the food industry is the use of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, in everyday food. The fear of the unknown is what has resulted in a lot of discrepancies for consumers worldwide. It has resulted in activists (see The Non-GMO Project) making waves; expressing their concerns to the public and getting governmental attention worldwide. It is important to know the difference between facts and speculation when analyzing

People in different countries around the world have been debating about whether to use GMOs since the 90’s. Organic companies do not want GMOs to exist because the companies that make them are their competition. Most of Europe does not approve the use of them due to the fear of health risks, damaging ecosystems, and their mentality that they do not favor big multinational companies. Although they make a valid point, if proper precautions and tests are taken for the GMOs then they should not worry

Events and Impact of Irish Potato Famine. The Irish farming population have been left counting the cost of the potato famine which has crippled their harvest and left many starving to death. The British government must shoulder the blame after an ineffective, slow and lacklustre effort to support the farmers and improve conditions. The famine itself started in September 1845 when leaves on potato plants turned black and curled, then rotted, seemingly as a result of

Purpose Given the large amount of perspectives that are taken into account in, it becomes quite difficult to grasp what has pushed the politics of food consumption to this point. For this review, the aim is to construct and assemble a better understanding of how GMOs contribute to consumerism and objectification of food. Biotechnology & GMOs Humans have been involved in selectively breeding plants and animals for thousands of years. Breeding different sorts of crops to achieve certain desired characteristics

Introduction Genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) were first introduced over 20 years ago, but that doesn’t mean consumers know what GMO’s are and the benefits and drawbacks of them are. This study was conducted in order to appropriately justify an answer to the questions: Do South African consumers know what genetically modified and organically grown foods are? Are they making informed choices about what they eat? These questions must be answered as it is important to determine whether consumers

What is Bt-corn? Historically, growing corn involved use of insecticides applied to soil to manage pests. Figure 1 illustrates that with the use of Bt corn, application of great amounts of insecticides has been greatly reduced. Bt-corn is a type of genetically modified organism (GMO). A GMO is a plant or animal that has been genetically modified by taking a small amount of genetic material from one organism and implanting that genetic material into a host that is the target of modification. GMOs