Introduction
Food insecurity is increasing many people don't have access to sufficient food for individuals to lead a healthy lifestyle, and the poorest are affected the most. The world’s population is the largest it’s been and growing at a rate faster than ever before, with high birth rates and people living longer due to better medical care. Some may argue climate change is also a key player in feeding the world. It’s difficult to see why so many people are going hungry and suffering from malnutrition when America, the UK, and now China have a big problem of obesity within their population.
In attempts to increase food production, genetic modification (GM) is offering hope. But in this report as well as discussing the points above it will discuss the positives and negatives of GM, people’s views on GM, and how technology will play its role in increasing food production.

Positives of GM
GM is a form of biotechnology which involves the modification of a plant or animals genetic make-up in order to introduce new, desirable characteristics a such as enhanced pest resistances.
GM can produce large scale intensive farming with increasing yield and selling seasonal crops all year round. This means increased farmer incomes and higher wages, this could be very beneficial to those working in LEDC's. With the larger varieties of seeds and crops, and the development of the agriculture sector, further money is able to be invested and crops and jobs continue to grow. This could really help the poorest counties around the world. Uganda in Africa, is actually one of the wealthiest countries in Africa, however still 80% of their population is going hungry.
Nearly every meal a day for these people is a banana porridge they bake themselves from the bananas they grow. However many of the crops get disease and it spreads quickly from plant to plant. Using GM they are able