PRO Increased Agricultural Capacity – Argument: GMOs resistant to drought and high salinity can help mitigate malnutrition due to overpopulation by making previously infertile land fertile and increasing the capacity for agriculture, especially in third world countries. Warrant: Increasing global population and draining agricultural resources present a necessity for crops that can increase agricultural capacity. Wallace, J.S.. agricultural water use efficiency to meet future food “Increasing production.” 82.3 (2004). Web. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. October 2 2014. t the population set to increase by 65% (3.7 billion) by the “With ∼2050, additional food required to feed future generations will put further enormous pressure on freshwater resources. This is because agriculture is the largest single user of fresh water, accounting for of current human water use. At present ∼75% of the world’s population live in areas where water is scarce. This is predicted ∼7% to rise to a staggering 67% of the population by 2050. Because of this water scarcity and because new arable land is also limited, future increases in production will have to come mainly by growing more food on existing land and water.” Africa is in a unique position to be hit hard by drought, and their farmers are Warrant: increasingly forced to grow crops in unsuitable locations. Paarlberg, Robert. foods and crops: Africa’s choice.” 27. 5 New Biotechnology. “GMO (2010). Web. October 2 2014. t
PRO – Increased Agricultural Capacity Argument: GMOs resistant to drought and high salinity can help mitigate malnutrition due to overpopulation by making previously infertile land fertile and increasing the capacity for agriculture, especially in third world countries. Warrant: Increasing global population and draining agricultural resources present a necessity for crops that can increase agricultural capacity. Wallace, J.S.. “Increasing agricultural water use efficiency to meet future food production.” Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 82.3 (2004). Web. October 2 2014. t “With the population set to increase by 65% (3.7 billion) by ∼2050, the additional food required to feed future generations will put further enormous pressure on freshwater resources. This is because agriculture is the largest single user of fresh water, accounting for ∼75% of current human water use. At present ∼7% of the world’s population live in areas where water is scarce. This is predicted to rise to a staggering 67% of the population by 2050. Because of this water scarcity and because new arable land is also limited, future increases in production will have to come mainly by growing more food on existing land and water.” Warrant: Africa is in a unique position to be hit hard by drought, and their farmers are increasingly forced to grow crops in unsuitable locations. Paarlberg, Robert. “GMO foods and crops: Africa’s choice.” New Biotechnology. 27. 5 (2010). Web. October 2 2014. t
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