In more developed countries, where the majority of the people are healthy and have adequate access to health facilities and food, another approach for marketing “medicated produce” may have to be implemented. Perhaps the casual horticulturist, in the society of health promoting individuals, would like the idea of growing their own tomatoes inoculated with the flu shot, or other medications for common ailments. It would be a modern visit to the world of plant use for medicinal purposes. Perhaps a whole pharmaceutical culture would spring up, simply offering beans for indigestion and carrots that clear you sinuses. This venture would rely on horticulturists to provide the meticulously grown veges that would stock the pharmacy’s shelves. Imagine going to your drug store to buy special produce!
This introduction of vaccinated vegetables would develop a completely new and different market within the realm of horticulture. The focus would no longer be on food value, but on medicinal content, giving the commodity a higher value. As research continued, more plants carrying different drugs would be available for horticulturists to grow.
Other positive outcomes of such technology would be that horticultural scientists would receive more funding for research and would learn even more about plants and plant processes. This would open a whole new array of research possibilities for future scientists as well as provide our youth with potential career motivation.
And, ultimately, people would live longer, therefore needing food (and medicine) for a longer period of time, thereby sustaining horticultural endeavors.
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