Much of what America produces contains GMOs that Dr. Fred Magdoff (2008) argues that if the American public decided tomorrow that they no longer wanted eating genetically modified foods, there would be no way to feed the population. Simply put, there is not enough non-genetically modified food in the United States to feed the United States. Genetically modified organisms were introduced to the U.S. consumer market in 1996, promising that they would be a new way to reduce overfishing of our oceans and provide more sustainable farming (2008). A crop that could resist drought, be protected against certain types of bacteria like root rot and increase production (Okigbo, Iwube, Putheti, 2011). Such claims are widely debated on both sides of the debate. A few examples stand out as proving that research and production of genetically modified products are on track to meet these claims, such as AquAdvantage salmon and Bt corn. AquAdvantage salmon retains "...the fundamental traits and characteristics of an Atlantic salmon are now mixed. with an eel-like species called the oceanic pout and a salmon native to the Pacific Ocean, the chinook. (Clausen and Longo, 2012) This new type of salmon grows twice as fast as normal salmon, thus significantly reducing the time to market. Adulthood can be reached in eighteen months instead of three years like their wide-born cousins ​​(2012). AquAdvantage salmon also consumes less fish feed than traditional salmon, which required three kg of wild fish to produce one kg of salmon meat (2012). “Salmon farming currently consumes 40 percent of global fish oil production, resulting in a net loss of protein globally.” (2012) Especially since the global demand... middle of paper ...... modified foods (GMO) for sustainable development in Africa. E-Journal of Science & Technology, 6(3), 25-44. Packham, C., Wardell, J. (February 6, 2014). Neighboring farmers are fighting a landmark court case in Australia over GMOs. Retrieved from http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N0L52XH20140206?irpc=932Puduri, V., Govindasamy, R. and Nettimi, N. (2010). Consumer perceptions of the usefulness of genetically modified foods, study of selected consumers in the United States. IUP Journal of Agricultural Economics, 7(3), 7-17.Scanlan, S. (2013). Feed the planet or feed ourselves? Agribusiness, “grain washing” and hunger in the global food system. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 20(3), 357-382.Zerbe, N. (2004). Feed the famine? American food aid and the GMO debate in southern Africa. Food Policy, 29(6), 593-608. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2004.09.0