In the second half the twentieth century, the Green Revolution took place, becoming a beneficial technological success for the poor. In the twentieth century, over a billion people did not receive enough to eat. With the Green Revolution, it provided food to the poor by scientifically breeding and higher yielding rice, wheat, and corn. It not only provided benefits for the poor, but it also had benefits for the industrialized world. In todays society, over 800 million people do not have enough to eat. More children and women are malnourished and underweight, leading to many deaths per year. The food they eat lacks proper nutrients and vitamins that are essential to one's diet. Every year, the number of poor and hungry increases, and if we can't feed the poor right now, how can we feed double the amount in coming years. The issue, currently, is the safety of GM crops and foods. These foods are seen to be not very safe and potential risks to the environment. In order to help the poor and hungry, researchers need to find a way to be more productive with GM foods and find a way to be less harmful to the environment.