Monsanto Essay
In the same way that at the beginning of the Green Revolution people had the intention to solve world hunger, people in the present is encouraged to do so as well. This is a really great idea; unfortunately, the solution for them is no other than GMOs. One of the principal companies involved in genetically modified organisms is Monsanto.
Monsanto is one of the largest agricultural companies in the world. At the beginning it was a company focused in chemical and plastics just until 1980 when it started to be involved in the use of biotechnology in agriculture. It is recognized as being the first private company in genetically modify plants. They have a large list of partnership companies, among them are: Agra quest, BASF, Celectis, Ceres, Chromatin Inc. Complix, deVgen, Evogene, Protabit, Mendel Biotechnology, Senesco, Sapphire Energy, Valent, Intergrain, among others (“Monsanto Partnership”). Roundup herbicide and Roundup Ready are two of their most famous and successful …show more content…
First, developing countries should produce products that help them to improve their incomes, to do so they should get some of the best applications of biotechnology, the example that she gave is the narrow spectrum pesticide, which is a pesticide used for crop’s protection; however, this pesticide tends to be “poor business investment”, therefore, this is not a viable idea. Second, biotechnology has its pros and cons, since it helps to increase the efficiency of the agricultural production, but it also damages local agriculture and encourage to buy products from other countries, which is not an option that improves the economy of a country. Third, before getting benefits they should invest in marketing, manufacturing, distributing, among others; unfortunately, the infrastructure that these countries have is in chronically short supply (Anne Hollander 155 -
Monsanto is one of the largest agricultural companies in the world. At the beginning it was a company focused in chemical and plastics just until 1980 when it started to be involved in the use of biotechnology in agriculture. It is recognized as being the first private company in genetically modify plants. They have a large list of partnership companies, among them are: Agra quest, BASF, Celectis, Ceres, Chromatin Inc. Complix, deVgen, Evogene, Protabit, Mendel Biotechnology, Senesco, Sapphire Energy, Valent, Intergrain, among others (“Monsanto Partnership”). Roundup herbicide and Roundup Ready are two of their most famous and successful …show more content…
First, developing countries should produce products that help them to improve their incomes, to do so they should get some of the best applications of biotechnology, the example that she gave is the narrow spectrum pesticide, which is a pesticide used for crop’s protection; however, this pesticide tends to be “poor business investment”, therefore, this is not a viable idea. Second, biotechnology has its pros and cons, since it helps to increase the efficiency of the agricultural production, but it also damages local agriculture and encourage to buy products from other countries, which is not an option that improves the economy of a country. Third, before getting benefits they should invest in marketing, manufacturing, distributing, among others; unfortunately, the infrastructure that these countries have is in chronically short supply (Anne Hollander 155 -