Zaharaddeen Ishaq Abubakar, Katsina Times
Allurar GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) tana nufin allurar da aka samar ta hanyar amfani da fasahar sauya kwayoyin halitta (genetic modification) don inganta amfanin gona, kiwon lafiya, ko rage cututtuka a cikin dabbobi da tsirrai.
Yadda GMO ke Aiki
A cikin aikin GMO, masana kimiyya suna canza kwayoyin halittar halittu kamar shuka ko dabbobi ta hanyar hada musu wasu kwayoyin halitta daga wasu nau’ikan halittu. Wannan yana taimakawa wajen:
- Kara karfin kariya daga cututtuka
- Inganta girma da yawan amfanin gona
- Kariyar shuka daga kwari da gurbacewa
- Samar da dabbobi masu saurin girma da lafiya
Amfanin GMO
- Yana rage yawan amfani da magungunan kwari da taki
- Yana taimakawa wajen samar da abinci mai yawan sinadaran gina jiki
- Yana rage yawan asarar amfanin gona
- Zai iya taimakawa wajen magance yunwa a duniya
Matsalolin GMO
- Taka-tsantsan kan lafiya: Wasu suna da fargabar cewa GMO na iya haddasa matsalolin lafiya da cututtuka.
- Tasiri ga muhalli: Za a iya samun matsala idan canjin halittar ya shafi wasu nau’in shuke-shuke ko dabbobi.
- Damarar Kamfanoni: Kamfanonin da ke samar da iri na GMO suna da cikakken iko a kansu, wanda zai iya takura wa manoma.
Misalan GMO
- Shinkafar Golden Rice da aka inganta domin samun sinadarin Vitamin A.
- Wake da Masara da aka sauya halittarsu don kare kansu daga kwari.
- Kajin da aka gyara don gujewa kamuwa da wasu cututtuka.
A takaice, GMO fasaha ce mai amfani amma tana bukatar kulawa da nazari sosai kafin a amince da ita gaba daya.
