ES 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intensive Animal Farming, Productivism, Crop Yield

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ES 200
• Professor: Hilperts Ryan

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Four weaknesses of the global agri-food system (sage: p. 2, relying on the market as our only method of obtaining food requires that every person has the ability to buy. This method cannot guarantee equal access to quantities of food or equal access to quality, nutritious food. (approx. 1 billion are experiencing hunger & malnutrition because of their lack of entitlements. : profit-seeking companies encourage the production of snack foods which are high in salt, sugar and fat. Due to the accessibility to such products, it is estimated that over 1 billion people are overweight/obese and susceptible to health-related diseases. (lang et al. 2009) reflect the economic, social, or environmental cost of production, distribution and consumption. Instead, we must find a way to deliver global food-security with sustainability whilst ensuring good developmental, environmental and social justice outcomes (pretty et al. 2010): the declining cost which consumers must pay at the supermarket does not.