SOC 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Albert Howard, Biological Pest Control, Sewage Sludge
17 Apr 2017
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Organic: food produced without any human-made fertilizers, pesticides or preservatives. Gmos are also not allowed: pesticides can be used as long as they"re natural", sir albert howard the first to use the term organic". Global organic food market: us . 6 billion: organic is the fastest growing industry, followed by local". Country with largest organic market: united states (as a market overall; produces the most value) Country with highest per capita spending: 1st is switzerland, 2nd is austria. Country with most agricultural land: [1st] australia, [2nd] argentina, [3rd] us. Country with highest shares of organic farm land area: [1st] liechtenstein, [2nd] austria. The value of the canadian organic food market 3x since 2006. 58% of canadians buying organic products every week: 98% of those people say they"ll maintain or increase the amount of organic food they buy. Western provinces leading in organic market share. Bc is the highest (66% buy organic/week)
