SOSC 1040 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, Via Campesina, Food Sovereignty
7 Jan 2017
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Food is a basic part of survival (necessity for life) Modern agriculture uses fertilizers, pesticides & herbicides. Consumption rates differ between industrial & non-industrial nations. Population growth & cultural differences are a problem. Not all cultures consume resources at the same rate. Mass consumption generates mass destruction & is the basis of economic growth (current global capitalism gdp) Industrial food production has scarred the global landscape. Issus with beef & sugar production & consumption from environmental depletion & health consequences. Food choices & culture industry - eating for pleasure (taste, texture & food addictions) vs for nutrition/health. Big sugar" tied to numerous sectors of economy & production, distribution, promotion. History of sugar production is tied to colonialism, environmental & animal life destruction, slavery, forced migration & displacement. Sugar is primarily used as a sweetener. Sugar is seen as a drug food it deadens hunger pangs without providing nutrition & produces a sensation of well being for short term.
