SOC 248 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Food Regimes, Pesticide, Coltan
6 Dec 2016
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Us consumption and production patterns are related to inequality, both at home and abroad. Us is largest consumer of oil by far. Brazilian beef exports increased by about 5x over 6 years. Elimination of livestock disease in brazil, plus new disease outside of brazil. **international demand: more beef to us fast food chains. Global food regime controlled by corporate agriculture and massive import/export which is incredibly efficient and inefficient. Jobs and farms are concentrated among low-income communities. Pesticide exposure increases risk of cancer, birth defects, cerebral damage. Law requires farms to submit toxicity data to epa. Animal factories are one of the largest contributors to air pollution.
