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Chemical-Industrialized farming VS green farming

Industrialized farming is the use of machinery and genetic engineering in farming for food production, one of the most important fields that keep human being able to survive is food production, before the industrialized farming farmers were not able to produce the amount of food required for the growing populations, but after the revolution of the technology and the use of machinery, farms started to produce huge amounts of food that was able to cover the need of the population and may be even exceed that need.

One of the most important advancement of the industrialized farming in addition to the use of genetic engineering technologies to modify crops in a way that can increase the amount of food produced and the quality of fruits bared by trees, is the use of several chemicals as herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers, and insecticides, these chemicals are used for different purposes for example fungicides are used to kill fungus that can destroy crops, while fertilizers are used to increase the soil fertility and supply nutrients to the different plants in the farms.

The issue of farming was a focus point since the industrialization began as many farmers were happy knowing the facts that we are able to produce huge amount of food for the generations living, and we could export some to neighboring countries, many corporate holders thought that fortunes could be made out of food industry and plus it is a source of power for a country to be able to compete in food industry, as a result the farming section flourished over years providing supplies for communities and sustaining lives, many companies started producing chemicals that can reduce fungus, herbs, and pests that destroy crops, also genetic engineering section began to develop its ability to produce genetically engineered seeds that can survive harsh conditions and yet still give high yield with good quality fruits.

Many of the chemicals used in farming are used on a regular base and some are applied several times a day which raises some concerns about whether they are safe to be used frequently for human especially for farmers, who are in regular and direct contact every day with these materials, accordingly many studies have been done to create an understanding for the various chemicals that are being used in farms, some studies showed some bad side effects of different pesticides and herbicides on human health, while other studies suggest the devastating effects that these chemicals are producing for the environment.

During the last 20-30 years many researches were don, and many bad effects of the chemicals used in farming were discovered, some of the laws have been issued to switch certain materials or to forbid the use of others, but the question here remain valid should it be considered illegal to use chemicals in farming and to expos farmer who could be uneducated enough to avoid the side effects of certain chemicals?

As researches took place scientist started studying farmers, because they had the most contact with chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides, it has been shown that farmers tend to have higher amount of immunoglobulin (antibodies) in there blood samples, and this is due to their continuous exposure to allergens, pollens, and chemicals, one of the disease that was found in high percentage among farmers is multiple myeloma.