...requires more cropland to produce.( Turk, J., & Bensel, T. 2011) We cannot simply do nothing. We have to find new and better ways to produce food. We cannot just search for short term benefit and not research what the future may bring. Genetically engineered food could give people enough food to eat but does come at too high a cost. Genetic Engineering of Food is not the way to cure world hunger but it is a way to stop or slow the growth of hunger. The question must be answered on several different levels. We see that the yeilds of the genetically engineered food is higher but at what cost. The cost of feeding people today could mean starving people tomorrow or worse contaminating them. Genetically engineered food yeild more crops but we must examine how it is done. The plant crops are resistant to insects. Through gentic means these crops are either unappealing to insects or at worse poison to them. Making it unappealing means these insects have to find alternative foods. This could mean that they will devestate other products and start a change in the way ecosystem. Poisoning the insect would cause a similar change. We have to consider that these insect maybe the food source for other insects and birds. What happens when they must seek new food sources? What happens when these insects are...
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...who have traveled there. I found that people who have traveled to Asian countries tend to have less food taboos than do those who have traveled to Europe. In fact, people who have traveled to Asia often could not cite one food that they refuse to eat. Everyone who has been to Europe on the other hand, could name at least one food that they personally consider to be inedible. I believe that the reason for this disparity can be found in the economic differences between the East and the West, and also, in the personal reasons people have for traveling to either Europe or Asia. Southeast Asians lack specific food types they refuse to eat. Besides the more conventional meats, i.e., beef, pork, poultry, they also eat dogs, cats, dingoes, and insects. An explanation for this can be traced to historical, ecological, and economical aspects of Southeast Asia. Marvin Harris, anthropologist and author of Good to Eat explores this specific field, and says the following about one of the unconventional meat eating trends in Southeast Asia. "Dog-eating cultures generally lack an abundance of...
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...Introduction Bees are essential organisms of almost all of the world’s terrestrial ecosystems. Bees are flying insects that are in the same class as the ants and wasps among others. These small insects are responsible for pollination and wax production and honey production. They inhabit every continent except for a continent known as Antarctica. Importance of bees The insects are known for its role in pollinating a large percentage of the flowering plants. They participate in sexual reproduction that ensures cross pollination. This process ensures genetic diversity in the food chain that ensures that there is flow of energy from the primary producers to higher levels of consumers. Since green plants are source of food for other organisms, the reduction of one of the primary pollination agents, or even their possible disappearance, is of concern. The bees are on the decline due to various reasons that will be considered later on. I believe the there more pros than cons that can be obtained from the bees. Factors for reduction of bees The disappearance of bees is a very frightening scenario that is subject to an explanation. There various reasons as to why there has been a reduction of bees. This are explained as follows: The sustainability of agriculture is a healthy function of ecosystem services ensures as that it intensifies to meeting growing demands for food production. Climate change, however, may have major influence on the main ecosystem functions...
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...genetically modified organisms have helped us, such as crops that yield more, have immunity chemicals, and fight off predators. There are also stupid and bad genetically modified organisms, such as web spinning goats and designer babies. Corn has been modified in many different ways but one of the most useful modifications is insect repellent, used to keep insects from eating and killing the plant, but scientist don't know what other effects can happen. With advanced...
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...Contents Executive Summary 2 Company Background and Mission 3 Company Description 4 Industry Analysis 6 SWOT 7 Identification of Competition 12 Competitive Advantage 14 Target Market (Segmentation) 16 Position 18 Financial Goals 19 Non-financial Goals 20 Product 21 Pricing Strategy 23 Place 26 Promotion 27 B2B 30 References 31 Executive Summary We are proposing a new addition to the OFF! brand for SC Johnson. The product is a skin-safe, spray-on insect repellent that incorporates a new, specially formulated fragrance that will not attract insects called OFF! Scented. OFF! Scented will take a position within two current OFF! product lines, the Family Care and Active lines. Through our marketing plan, OFF! Scented will be positioned in the consumer’s mind as a fun, comfortable, edgy alternative to traditional insect repellents. OFF! Scented will be perceived as a more wearable, but equally effective repellent that will keep people safe from insect threats while enhancing social interaction with the pleasing aroma in the product. OFF! Scented will initially be targeted to a segment of the U.S. market. The segment is defined by geography by focusing on the Midwest and southern states. Demographically, the focus is on both genders age 18-34 singles, or couples without children and having incomes of $25,000 and up. Various lifestyles are considered part of the target segment as well. OFF! Scented will be sold intensively as a premium...
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...Collins February 26th, 2012 Genetically Modified Foods Genetically modified foods have increased the total harvest of many cash crops by eradicating the harm done by weeds and insects, and for the most part, this has been the single greatest benefit that GMOs have presented within the last decade. There are benefits being speculated and tested as of now to future speculation on what this science can bring us. There are other ways that GMOs are able to increase the overall bounty of a crops harvest, such as resisting dangerous diseases and being able to sustain the plant with less water or less nutrients. There have also been attempts to create plants resistant to more untamable forces of nature rather than pests, such as the temperature. There have been many speculations that cold-resistant crops, mainly corn and other fruits and vegetable, could be created by taking the DNA of cold-tolerant fish in the Arctic and splicing it with these foods. “An antifreeze gene from cold water fish has been introduced into plants such as tobacco and potato. With this antifreeze gene, these plants are able to tolerate cold temperatures that normally would kill unmodified seedlings,” (Whitman). One benefit in particular that has seemed to have caught the eye of retailers especially adding more nutritional benefits to foods, such as rice with built-in Vitamin A that can help prevent blindness in 100 million children suffering from Vitamin A deficiency.” (Sakko) The practice promises to increase...
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...Case Study 1: Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interests This case involves Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company. This is no ordinary seed company, it specializes in the genetic manipulation of organisms, known as biotechnology. Weeds, insects, and drought have been a huge issue for farmers. Herbicides and pesticides were creators to keep pests off of plants, however, applying them proved to be expensive and time consuming. Monsanto answered this problem by creating seeds that contained the herbicide Roundup, which kills weeds without harming the crops themselves. These types of genetically modified (GM) seeds were just the beginning. Drought-tolerant seeds were also created for dry area such as Africa. Opponents of genetically modified crops have various reasons for believing that these products will have a negative effect on the people and insects that consume it. Monsanto has a history of unethical cultures that have had a negative effect on many stakeholders such as the environment, plants, animals and humans. The benefits of growing genetically modified seeds for crops do not seem to outweigh the negative consequences of using them. In an effort to manage the potential harm to plant and animal life from using products such as Roundup, Monsanto should adhere to the code of ethics and follow the EPA’s guidelines. “Ethical culture is acceptable behavior as defined by the company and industry” (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, p. 15). Monsanto’s seems to have...
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...Letter of Transmittal May03, 2012 The Lecturer Saud Ahmed Department of Finance Jagannath University, Dhaka. Subject: To submit a report on “New-product development on- Natural Anti-insect.” Dear Sir, We are very delighted to submit the term paper on New-Product Development on Natural Anti-insect product as the course material. Our main incentive is to prepare this term paper according to your guidelines in accordance with your instructions. We have tried our best to produce our work as per your structures and hope we believe we have done an adequate job considering our level of experience and expertise and are able to relate the fundamental things with realistic applications. We are extremely grateful for the opportunities that you gave us to express our innovative ability and we earnestly hope that you will like the work that we have done. Furthermore, we stand by to answer all queries regarding our work and pledge that our New Product Development is a unique production culminated by the amalgamation of our varied skills and had work. Sincerely Yours On behalf of the group Mohammad Sakil Azad 1st year, 1st semester Roll: B110203095 Batch-6th (Finance) Acknowledgement All praise to Allah, our creator and sustainer, for giving us the strength to prepare this assignment. Our heart full thanks to our course teacher “Saud Ahmed” for giving us an important topic about the “New Product Development.” and also for giving suggestion as well as guideline,...
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...Critters That Benefit Your Garden And Guard It From Nasty Insects. To have a successful, healthy organic garden, you must include critters like insects, lizards, bees, butterflies, and birds, to create a balanced ecosystem. Yes, there are critters that are bad for your garden such as aphids, but if you aim to wipe out all bugs, you will only create a bigger problem. Insects that will benefit your garden take longer to reproduce, so you don't want to use harmful chemicals that will kill them. What you need is good healthy soil, the right critters, and the right plants. Once your ecosystem is balanced, your garden will flourish with life. The most important ingredient to an organic garden that supports healthy critters is the soil, plants that are sick are more likely to become infected by harmful bugs and diseases. To keep your soil healthy, you need to water regularly, use fertilizer, compost, and mulch we will discuss these in more detail later. For now, we will continue with our critter conversation. Nature is a constant cycle of survival it is an eat or be eaten world out there. As a gardener, you can use this to your advantage by attracting beneficial insects, and letting them guard your garden. We have listed a few insects here that your garden will enjoy having around. Braconid wasps - Lay their eggs inside or on the host pest and...
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...several advantages. It can resist the natural risksEva Schubert2015-11-17T15:06:00What do you mean? Be ore specific. which are pests, diseases and natural environment changes, increase the agricultural yield, and reduce the pollution of the environment. There are some advantages of GM food on increasing the resistance of the natural risk. Firstly, it decreases the risk of the effect of insects. Most plants are the food of the insects, especially the crops which are important in people’s life. Crops do not have an effective means to protect them from insects, so farmers use pesticide to kill the insects that eat the crops. The seeds of GM food have their own resistance of insects, because scientist use the genes from other plants which release the smells that the insects hate or produce a natural bacterium called “Bacillus thuringiensis (BT)”Eva Schubert2015-11-07T08:41:00Put BT in brackets here. Then you can use BT alone for the rest of the essay. (Gatehouse, 2008). BT occurs in soil to produce a protein. When insects eat this protein, it destroys the digestive system of the insects and reduces the growth of the larva (Gatehouse, 2008). Secondly, it has resistance of the disease. “Viral disease” and “Fungal infection” are the two main diseases that affect the plants (Engel et al, 2002). Viral disease causes loss in yield and there is no chemical treatment. When it happens,...
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...HOMEMADE INSECT REPELLENT Introduction: ABSTRACT Insect repellents are important tools for prevention of insect-borne diseases as well as painful or uncomfortable insect bites. And one of natural insect repellent is the lemon grass and the garlic. Determining the effectiveness of lemon grass and the garlic as insect repellent is the main goal of the study. The study has found out that lemon grass and the garlic mixing with olive oil and the eucalyptus oil are effective and alternative natural insect repellent. The result of the present study would provide knowledge and information about lemon grass and garlic mixing with olive oil and eucalyptus oil as insect repellent. Additionally, this study will produced significant and relevant information for future studies regarding to insect repellent. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Objectives Insect repellent are important public health tools for prevention of vector-borne infectious diseases. Actions to reduce vector-borne diseases can result in major health gains and relieve an important constraint on development in poor regions. And this insect repellents help to prevent and control the outbreaks of insect-borne. Technically, an insect repellent is any chemical or natural, that causes insect to make directed, oriented movements away from the source of repellent. And lemon grass and garlic mixing with olive oil and eucalyptus oil can use as natural insect repellent...
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...Insects are very location specific, and if insects are found on or within the remains that are not specific to that location, it can provide detail as to the place of death. Entomology can determine if a body has been moved or disturbed. This information can be critical to solving a crime. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis can be helpful in the determination of a crime scene provided that there is bloodstain present. It can determine whether something or somebody has been moved, and it can tell whether a crime scene has been contaminated through swipe patterns, and blood transfers. It can provide the direction of travel that the victim, or perpetrator moved, and offer a relative rate of speed. A perfect example of BPA offering information about the location is Sergeant...
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...grown. The shaded coffee plants were resting places for migrating songbirds like warblers, orioles, wood thrushes and fly catchers. Thhese coffee plants were their food. Now there are fewer species of birds in the sun shaded coffee plants as compared to shade grown coffee plants. Many insects like orchids, amphibians and reptiles lived on shaded coffee plants but they cannot live on sun grown coffee plants. Stats show that sun coffee varieties has three times more production that than shaded coffee. But many chemicals as fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are used for their growth. These plants have very small roots which increases erosion. It is true that most of the worlds’ coffee produce is now from sun grown but that was not always the case. Initially most of the produce was shade grown. Most of the varieties of coffee were traditionally intolerant of direct sunlight. Trees provided the proper environment like organic wastes and moisture for proper growth. Nitrogen-fixing legumes are also present in this enviroemnt which convert nitrogen in usable forms. This environment has many natural advantages like it keeps the earth cool, creates clouds for rainfall, controls insects and provide them living place. Many studies have also revealed that shade based coffee farms have less birds and wild life diversity than sun based farms. The presence of trees and shaded coffee plants on very steep mountainous landscapes in high-rainfall areas helps to stabilize...
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...Summary of chapter 6 We live in a world that has increasingly forgotten the powerful influence our environment plays in our daily lives. If we come to the conclusion that a plant or animal is inconvenient to us we pursue for its destruction or removal. Changing ecosystems for any benefit must be heavily considered with the knowledge of the current benefit the habitat already serves as well as its history. Interspecific and intraspecific relationships weave a web, so to speak, of any ecosystem that can easily fall apart if one strand is broken. Weed eliminating chemicals are largely used without any thought of later consequence. An example of this method was implemented for sage brush lands of the rocky mountains. Citizens wanted to see the sage land destroyed to give rise to a grassland habitat. This area contains high plains from the west that connects to the low slopes of mountains. The climate is harsh due to the location with high winds, heavy annual snowfall, and intense summer heat. The plants of this area took many long years learning how to adapt to this and eventually the sage took over. The physical characteristics of the sage allowed it to not only benefit the land but also the animals residing in it. The sage grouse relies on the sage bush for their nesting...
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...Benefits of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture The production of technologies based on genetic engineering is often referred as modern biotechnology. With the improvement of genetic engineering techniques, the time for generating and evaluating new germplasm (a collection of genetic resources for an organism) can be drastically reduced. Genetic engineering may ultimately have their most significant effect on agriculture. Recent advances have raised possibility of development of new plant germplasm through introduction of any gene from any organism into plant. With respect to agriculture, modern biotechnology has been considered as the second phase of green revolution. Organisms whose genes have been altered by manipulation are called genetically modified organism (GMO). The working of GMO is due to nature of transferred genes, nature of host organism and food web formed. Some useful benefits of genetically modified plants in agricultural biotechnology are: 1. Improved nutritional quality 2. Better Nitrogen Fixation 3. Disease resistant Plant 4. Enhanced efficiency of minerals used by plants to prevent early exhaustion of fertility of soil. 5. Reduced post harvest losses The first genetically modified food was Flavr Savr Tomato which was resistant to rotting. Another genetically modified food is golden rice (Pro Vitamin A enriched). Several other genetically modified foods include, soybeans, corn, cotton, seed oil etc have been formed. But many controversies...
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