Feeding the Hungry

One would think that in the last decade we would have advanced past the scaremongering and romantic ideologies aimed at stopping the advancement and use of biotechnology when it comes to feeding the world's starving populations. One would be wrong. Hearings are still being held to determine whether or not genetically modified plants should be allowed into the world's food supply. While this debate rages on the number of people starving to death on a daily basis continues to rise. Why sabotage genetic scientists who could provide the means to feed millions of people? Why indeed when conventional and genetically improved foods are so very similar. Scientists have simply been able to produce improved and perfected traits in crops more quickly than the traditional means which requires years of cross breeding. There is room in the world's ag industry for organic, conventional, and biotechnological food production. When there are so many countries around the world in need of food can we really in good conscience continue to deny them the ability to feed their people and be self sustaining by raising drought and pest resistant crops? Is the ideology of some more important than the life of even one starving child?