How technology gave us cheap food in huge quantities and why it has to stopin the fairly near future,
Earth will have nine billion mouths to feed. To solve this dilemma, Rob Aukerman, president of U s. operations at Elanco Animal health, has been a vocal advocate of oeproven technologies to assist farmers in delivering more food using fewer resources.
Citing Elanco acquisition of Chemgen a private food specialization company Aukerman promoted food enzymes earlier this year as oenatural digestives.
His concerns regarding food delivery are shared well. A 2010 symposium hosted by the Global Harvest Initiative in Washington
DC, promoted a need for continuous innovation to meet global food demand, with Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund arguing that
in order to do so, oethe footprint of food must be frozen. oeholding crop area fixed and assuming only historical yield growth,
food production will fall far short of the needs by 2050, Clay colleague, IHS global insight managing director of agricultural services John Kruse,
agreed. oemeeting those needs with the same land area would require global crop yields to increase nearly 25%faster than historically.
As the global community faces a food crisis biotechnology genetic manipulation of food DNA to meet consumer desire has frequently been cited as the cause,
as well as the solution, of the problem. Timothy Wise recently cited biofuel production as a oedemand shock that consumes crop production
The Guardian Larry Elliott argues that as demand for protein-heavy diets in developing nations increases,
supply constraints mean that a 50%increase in food demand will exist by 2030. And Nestle Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe also cited rising production of biofuel
and the high subsidies it receives as the direct cause of rising food prices. oethe only difference is that with the food market you need 2,
500 calories per person per day, whereas in the energy market you need 50,000 calories per person,
600 litres of water to produce one litre of pure ethanol if it comes from sugar,
Advances in bioechnology have helped us push food production to its limit. But with the exit of cheap food a strong reality, it is worth assessing how technology has allowed it to be produced in mass amounts
what the potential consequences of genetically modified organisms (GMOS) are, and what the global public role is in their use or disuse.
The world population of three billion that had arrived by 1960 gave way to the industrialized agriculture that defines food production today.
genetic modification involves manipulating the genetic makeup of food to create or enhance characteristics that are desired by humans.
and the 2000 discovery that modification can enrich foods using nutrients and vitamins has made biotechnology a global giant in the world of food production
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A phasing out of export of livestock for meat over the next ten years or so may be a necessity for a viable industry in the long term.
good nutrition and veterinary care have a much greater impact over the animals'lifetime. However, live export is a welfare issue that we can fix,
Markets for meat The long-term prospects for beef and sheep meat exports from Australia are good.
Demand, especially for beef, is increasing as developing countries become more affluent and change to a Western style diet.
For the second plot, the researchers rotated over three years between corn, soy and oats,
On another plot, instead of red clover the researchers planted a fourth-year crop of alfalfa, which can be used to feed livestock.
What might flourish among corn and soy, for example, was disrupted by oats. When red clover and alfalfa were mowed,
weeds were chewed up before they flowered. As for insect problems, low pesticide use along with habitat provided by cover crops,
allowed pest-eating bugs and birds to flourish. After eight years, Liebman and Davis used eight times less herbicide in the three-and four-year rotations than in the conventional plot,
Thanks to clover and alfalfa, the experimental plots also used 86 percent less synthetic fertilizer.
relegated to grocery stores where the sheer volume of items per basket requires a table to set them on.
and¢Shared office amenities, like coffee cafes. Also, the office building of the future must accommodate employers seeking multiple, smaller office locations,
Large-scale hacks can create spaces beyond standard amenities like cafes and fitness centers to oeattractors-or unique building amenities-like fabrication labs,
and institutions encourage employees to supplement their office space with work locations not paid for by the company-home offices, neighborhood coffee shops and communal spaces, such as parks and museums in the public domain of the city.
on the ground floor, with a diverse mix of uses such as restaurants, studios, galleries, gyms, theatres, supermarkets, places of worship, medical facilities and community spaces,
Fast food link to asthma, eczemaeating fast food three times a week may lead to asthma and eczema in children, say researchers who have looked at global disease and dietary patterns.
Those who ate fast food, such as take-away burgers, risked severe asthma, eczema and itchy, watery eyes.
Fast food often contains high levels of saturated-and trans-fatty acids which are known to affect immunity,
or more weekly servings of fast food had increased a 39 risk of severe asthma. Six-and seven-year-olds had increased a 27 risk.
"If the associations between fast foods and the symptom prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema is causal,
then the findings have major public health significance owing to the rising consumption of fast foods globally."
"Generally, people with asthma do not have to follow a special diet. In some cases, certain foods, such as cow's milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, yeast products, nuts,
and some food colourings and preservatives, can make symptoms worse. Malayka Rahman of Asthma UK, said research suggests that a person's diet may contribute to their risk of developing asthma
and that eating healthily may have a beneficial effect.""Evidence suggests that the vitamins and antioxidants found in fresh fruit
and vegetables have a beneficial effect on asthma therefore Asthma UK advises people with asthma to eat a healthy,
balanced diet including five portions of fruit or vegetables every day, fish more than twice a week, and pulses more than once a week
The ethics of big foodprinceton Last month, Oxfam, the international aid organization, launched a campaign called oebehind the Brands.
The goal is to assess the transparency of the world ten biggest food and beverage companies concerning how their goods are produced,
and to rate their performance on sensitive issues like the treatment of small-scale farmers, sustainable water and land use, climate change,
Commentsview/Create comment on this paragraphconsumers have an ethical responsibility to be aware of how their food is produced,
what they are eating. In many cases, the biggest food companies themselves do not know how they perform on these issues,
betraying a profound lack of ethical responsibility on their part. Commentsview/Create comment on this paragraphnestlã scored highest on transparency,
General mills was at the bottom of the ranking. Commentsview/Create comment on this paragraphin addition to this lack of transparency,
Oxfam report identifies several deficiencies common to all of the Big 10 food companies. They are not providing small-scale farmers with an equal opportunity to sell into their supply chains,
Unilever has committed itself to sourcing more raw materials from small-scale farmers and has pledged 100%sustainable sourcing for all of its main commodities by 2020.
This policy gave Unilever the highest score on openness to small farmers, with a rating of oefair.
Danone, General mills, and Kellogg were at the bottom, with a rating of oevery poor. Commentsview/Create comment on this paragraphfor many years,
Nestlã was criticized for marketing infant formula in developing countries, where breast-feeding was available and much healthier than bottle-feeding.
along with Unilever and Coca-cola, scored oefair on workers rights. None of the Big 10 did better.
Kellogg received the lowest score in this category. Commentsview/Create comment on this paragraphagriculture is a major source of greenhouse-gas emissions,
Nestlã was the only company to achieve a oefair rating, with Associated British Foods at the bottom, with a oevery poor rating.
and to become known as truly transparent actors that produce food and beverages with a high degree of ethical responsibility.
such a campaign requires individual consumers to take it upon themselves to become better informed about the food
and beverages that they consume, to make their voices heard, and to make purchasing choices that are influenced by ethics as well as by taste and price
which is derived from tanks of hormone-free tilapia offering up nutrients to the plants in a controlled environment that ensures optimal growing.
-herbicide-and pesticide-free leafy greens--including basil, arugula, mints and other greens--to the Chicago area once it hits full production.
Whole Foods, which sells the company's greens in its Chicago stores, helped finance the new facility with a $100, 000 loan, Crain's previously reported.
Farmedhere's products are sold also in Chicago-area Mariano's locations as well as Green Grocery and Hardej told Crain's last year she was also in talks with Meijer
turning it into a dough and putting it under pressure. That, plus the shipping, requires energy
whether synthetic biology that utilizes plants for food, energy, and medicine might lead to an increase or loss of biodiversity.
synthetic fuels, biofuels, electricity, hydrogen, etc. â agriculture and food production: engineered crops, pest control, fertilizers, etc. â environmental protection and remediation:
The authors of the paper, Kent H. Redford, William Adams, Georgina Mace, Rob Carlson, Steve Sanderson,
an offer of greater food security; improved nutrition; livestock which produce medications or biological substances such as spider-silk;
and an optimal source of biofuel. For our health, we may see new ways to target infectious diseases
The Guardian goes on to say that similar stories will soon be told for vanilla farmers, patchouli farmers, rubber producers, coconut farmers and saffron growers.
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