Monsanto Research Paper

The Changing Face of Food in the US Monsanto is the world’s largest agricultural biotechnology corporation, accounting for over 90% of the genetically engineered organisms on the market. With Monsanto being a monopoly, controversies arise for farmers. “Farmers have found themselves stuck between Monsanto and a hard place” (Delano). The controversies are due to many reasons such as the lack of choice for farmers and the schemes used on farmers. Farmers came to understand that they have no choice. They have to make the decision of either choosing Monsanto’s seeds or being sued with Monsanto’s unnecessary explanations. For example, “A farmer used to grow his own canola was sued by Monsanto when his seeds became contaminated by their Roundup
This is because the seeds used in heirloom foods are passed on from generations to generations. Heirloom foods are, in most cases, organic because they are often grown by small gardeners that work so hard to protect a plant’s heritage. Although heirloom foods don’t require much money to be spent on them (such as genetically modified seeds), they do in fact require much attention. This is the reason why farmers stopped producing them. During the late 1980s and '90s heirloom foods started to get public awareness in the U.S. The reason as to why heirloom foods regained popularity is due to the fact that they produce better taste and flavor quality; as well as being know to be more nutritious since toxic chemicals are excluded. People never cared about heirloom foods because they didn't care about preserving the plant species. People just needed food for survival. People began to realize that the heirloom foods are different types of a certain vegetable. People understood that the genes lost from the plants cannot be regained and that needed to be protected. Heirloom foods also held a different amazing taste to them and that was a huge reason why people began to be aware of the situation. In many places in the world taste is a huge part of a meal and it isn't about filling yourself up at meal
The first reason, I believe that American farmers care about the community’s well being and the people in it. They would try very hard to exclude toxic chemicals and other modified substances to prevent any harm. Through research, I have found that Monsanto seeks profit rather than the good of the people. The second reason, is due to Monsanto’s goal. “While genetically engineered crops were supposed to help cure world hunger, there have been a few reports of increase yields” (Delano). According to Delano, Monsanto’s original goal was to aid in ending world hunger with the increase of food production. Instead, research has not come to conclude a decrease in world hunger by Monsanto’s actions. According to previously collected data, one can notice that from the year 2001 to 2010, Monsanto has already shown 143% increase and the prices only continue to rapidly increase. This affects and harms farmers by allowing their profits to decrease