GGRC44H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Common Agricultural Policy, Community-Supported Agriculture, Genetically Modified Organism

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8 Dec 2011
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Case study: the european union: scale considerations on a geographically diverse continent, mountains, population, etc, considerations in a cultural strong (nationalistically) defined continent, ethnic food traditions. 20th century legacies intensification of agriculture matched with artisan traditions increase in production but still consider traditional foods. Wwii: advances in technology (agrichemicals, nuclear power, chemicals used for war transferred to agricultural sector after, advances in administration. Cheese, wine, cured meats, food traditions, spirits: each cultural specific food is from a specific region/country and should be protected, not called the same thing when outside of that country. Cannot produce as cheaply as other parts of the world that is outside of its original location of production. Champagne should be called something else outside of france: slow food movement, quality over quantity, uniqueness and artisanship rather than mass production, rural labor costs (national wages vs. migrant workers, reactionary politics, mexican/african workers=cheaper labor.

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