In Alison Alkon's text: Food Justice and the Challenge to Neoliberalism, Many subjects were touched upon regarding inequality in the food industry from production and harvesting of raw materials to taking those products and making a finished product. What peaked my interest the most was the focus on GM crops and the impact they have on the market. On one hand I agree that GM crops cause a shift in the market which segregates communities based on their economy and background, on the other hand I do believe humanity has reached a point that using GM crops is necessary to sustain the population we have on this planet. With the way trends are going currently, removing crops that grow faster and produce more would only expand food deserts and create an even larger gap to close to remove those food deserts entirely. While I disagree with removing food deserts I also disagree with the monetization of GM crops and believe that they should be accessible to everyone rather than being selectively built around specific pesticides and monopolized. This and continuing to move towards working with communities that live in these food deserts and helping them become sustainable would increase our liklihood of removing food deserts in their entirety. Alison also touches on “bad actors” and notes that while they may be activist groups working towards a sustainable food system for all, they specifically focus on restricting agribusiness products such as pesticides and GM crops. I agree with fighting against pesticides and how they are currently weaponize to restrict choices in crops to produce and from who you can purchase these seeds from, I still believe GM are a necessity, I think we should focus effort on fighting the weaponization of GM crops rather than GM crops in their entirety.
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I agree with you that genetically modified crops are becoming necessary in some areas, such as the Saharan desert region. I think that all people should have access to gmo crops, after all, it's a counterfeit of what we all know and love. The least we can do is equip people with gmo seeds to allow them to have a form of sustenance. Although the issue then arises, that it is becoming harder and harder to find heirloom seeds and eventually as evolution occurs the majority of crops will become genetically modified by default due to pollinators, drifts, and cross breeding. I'm curious as to why you say you don't think food deserts should be eliminated?
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