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Attention Step

Have you ever been concerned about the problems in the Philippines? Problems about the food

crisis happening in the country such as food shortage, nutrients deficiency, insufficient yield of major

crops and more? Can biotechnology, specifically plant genetic engineering, solve these problems? Yes,

but there is a bigger question which is should Philippines support and adopt biotechnology? Why not?

Need Step

Some of the genetically modified organisms, or crops, were designed to enhance the status of 

developing countries, such as the Philippines. Examples are the insect-resistant crops that increase the

yield by becoming resistant to insect pests. Another example is the Golden Rice that was developed to

produce Vitamin A in the grain. Yet, these are just some of the beneficial products of biotechnology.

Satisfaction Step

Why should the Philippines adopt biotechnology? Because it really helps in elevating the status

of the country. Majority of the land area of the Philippines is categorized as agricultural land. And a large

sector of the population are farmers that depend on their crops for a living. But what if the whole field is

attacked by insect pests? If we have insect-resistant crops, the farmers would be guaranteed a 100%

yield. Another problem that bothers the farmers is the occurrence of natural disasters. On the average,

the country is hit by 19 typhoons a year. Could you imagine the effect on the farmers? Though we

cannot stop these disasters, we could develop crops that can protect or adjust to these calamities, only

if the government supports this technology. Like for example, floods decreases the yield because of toomuch water. If the Philippines has enough funds for research, we could develop a flood-resistant rice

variety. This variety would help the farmers have an income even though a calamity has struck.

How about the consumers? Do farmers only benefit from this technology? Actually, as an effect

to the consumers, higher yields mean more people that can be fed. This would lower the 2.9 million

families who go hungry because of shortage of food. Additionally, the prices of these crops would lower

because shortage of food would be prevented.

Another problem of the country is malnutrition. Basing on the physical figure of majority of the

children in the Philippines, one could say that malnutrition is very evident. Though there are efforts to

solve this, such as hunger mitigation programs, none of these are financially sustainable by the

government. So, how can biotechnology help this? Golden rice, a GMO, was developed to lessen the

number of people suffering from vitamin A deficiency, which is the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in

the country, especially in Visayas and Mindanao. Aside from combating Vit. A deficiency, it would lessen

the governments expenses on programs against malnutrition. This is because Golden rice seeds are

given to farmers for free, especially in the developing countries.

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Visualization Step

Biotechnology, specifically plant genetic engineering, is still a new branch of science. If the

Philippines would accept and support this technology, there is a big possibility that our country would

progress by being a frontline biotechnology country. The Philippines would shift from a resource-based

country to a knowledge-based country like the United States, Japan, etc.

Action Step

As a solution to some of our major problems here in the country, I would like to assert my

statement, The Philippines should support and adopt biotechnology.