As technology advances, the manufacturing sector in every country is increasing its productivity. Productivity is a key source of economic growth and competitiveness. Economists use productivity to model what their country can produce, which contributes to forecasting business cycles and predicting future GDP growth. High productivity leads to: Lower unit costs. Food Manufacturing is one of those sectors where the productivity is being focused than the safety of the products. Along with higher productivity, there is a wide use of fertilizers and farming machineries which leads to various health problems to humans and to the natural environment.
Cancer rates in past 50 years have been increasing and scientists and researchers believe that chemicals used in food processing are the main cause. Not only the fertilizers but the different types of chemicals are added to foods throughout the stages of food processing. Nowadays, there are colorful, attractive and appealing foods are selling on shelves of supermarkets at a low price. Which leads people, including both young and elder, eat them without noticing the consequences health problem and obesity.
Another negative impact of fertilizers and farming machineries is that resulting in deterioration of soil and water sources near the farms. The dangerous chemicals released toxic to the nearest water source. As a result, the lives of habitats are endangered of those toxic chemicals. The dominant chemical in those fertilizers is the nitrogen and that is one of the main sources of pollution in both water and soil. Municipal wastewater treatment plants are being struggled with removing nitrogen from sewage water and are leading high expenses.
Despite the higher productivity in manufacturing, the usage of fertilizers causes several impacts on both human and natural earth. The countries GDP may grow with increasing productivity from food factories however; there are big expenses in health and environmental sectors with its negative impacts. In my own point of view, it should not only focused on productivity and quantity of products but focused on consequences and quality of the products too.
As technology advances, the manufacturing sector in every country is increasing its
productivity
.
Productivity
is a key
source
of economic growth and competitiveness. Economists
use
productivity
to model what their country can produce, which contributes to forecasting business cycles and predicting future GDP growth. High
productivity
leads to: Lower unit costs.
Food
Manufacturing is one of those sectors where the
productivity
is
being focused
than the safety of the products. Along with higher
productivity
, there is a wide
use
of
fertilizers
and farming
machineries
which leads to various health problems to humans and to the natural environment.
Cancer rates in past 50 years have been increasing and scientists and researchers believe that
chemicals
used
in
food
processing are the main cause. Not
only
the
fertilizers
but
the
different
types of
chemicals
are
added
to
foods
throughout the stages of
food
processing. Nowadays, there are colorful, attractive and appealing
foods
are selling on shelves of supermarkets at a low price. Which leads
people
, including both young and elder, eat them without noticing the
consequences
health problem and obesity.
Another
negative
impact of
fertilizers
and farming
machineries
is that resulting in deterioration of soil and
water
sources
near the farms. The
dangerous
chemicals
released toxic to the nearest
water
source
.
As a result
, the
lives
of habitats
are endangered
of those toxic
chemicals
. The dominant
chemical
in those
fertilizers
is the nitrogen and
that is
one of the main
sources
of pollution in both
water
and soil. Municipal wastewater treatment plants are
being struggled
with removing nitrogen from sewage
water
and are leading high expenses.
Despite the higher
productivity
in manufacturing, the usage of
fertilizers
causes several impacts on both human and natural earth. The countries GDP may grow with increasing
productivity
from
food
factories
however
; there are
big
expenses in health and environmental sectors with its
negative
impacts. In my
own
point of view, it should not
only
focused
on
productivity
and quantity of products
but
focused on consequences and quality of the products too.