INTST101 Lecture 8: Chapter 8
14 Sep 2016
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Published a study suggesting that heat waves may slow down crop production 2% every year: 2008 food crisis. Increased oil prices and lingering recession in us (global north) caused dependency on food banks and gov. Consequence of unequal access of land, technology and employment opportunities. Couples with socio-economic factors: shift from producing for local needs to export crops for global market. Global food economy is based on inexpensive fuel. Gatt/trips agreement on trade related aspects of intellectual property rights. Peak water: extracted more rapidly from aquifers than is replenished. Linked set of processes that trace back the inputs that culminated in the food item: the prior transformations, raw materials , and transportation and labor inputs. Third-party certification means that an independent organization has reviewed the manufacturing process of a product and has indepe ndently determined that the final product complies with specific standards for safety, quality or performance.
