ductivity status quo without the use of the capital-intensive inputs. Therefore, batches of New Leafs will be readily available in the markets and all over the world. Farmers will be driven to grow these biotech foods so much so that the problem of world hunger may be solved. Farmers today are unable to outgrow the productivity status quo because doing so would put them in debt and ultimately destroy the soil they live off of, hence destroying their livelihood. But with biotech foods they can grow as much as they can afford to buy from Monsanto and produce enough of these goods on the market which might in turn lower the prices for the consumers since they are so readily available. The excess crops can then be stored for later use, in case of a drought or natural disaster later on. Also, as mentioned before, the problem of world hunger may finally be solved because the supply of food might finally exceed the demand for food, thus there will be enough food for everybody. As a consumer my concerns of biotech foods are largely different than those the concerns of the conventional farmers, government agencies, or the environmentalists, I focus more on the issues that affects me the most. So unless biotech foods can be guaranteed safe, offered at low prices, and readily available, consumers will not tolerate it. And so far it has not been able to meet these requirements and therefore I as a consumer stand with Pollan and chooses not to eat it until I know more about it....
