Biodynamic agriculture

The current and past agricultural practices in China have caused an environmental problem nationally and globally. Although there is clear evidence that something needs to be done to change China’s sustainability, there hasn’t been any action engineered that has successfully led to an acceptable level of health. China is known as one of the largest consumers and producers for many products, so its agricultural practices are not only important to China but also to those who depend on China for…

One of the most evident modifications in U.S. agriculture has remained amongst agricultural input markets. The exceptional development in yields and agricultural efficiency has been possible due to biological innovations in crop seeds, advancement of hybrid crops in the early part of the 20th century, with implementation of high-yielding varieties and current biotechnology. Innovation of new forms of pesticides and seeds has strikingly enriched agricultural yield (Bloomberg). Agricultural input…

Over the past decade, the United States of America has seen an increase in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and herbicidal crops. With the rise of GMOs in the United States, a chasm has been created between scientific evidence and the public 's perception of GMOs. On one side, scientifical research has not concluded that GMOs are a health risk but also there is no proof that GMOs are completely safe for consumer consumption. Anti-GMO activists are also on the rise, protesting that GMOs are…

In what once known as one of the most fertile areas of the United States, one of the Country’s most destructive agricultural disasters took place. Due to droughts and no rain, crops did not grow, leaving the soil exposed to the high winds that hit the area in the 1930s. Extending over a 150,000 square mile land and including parts of five states, Texas, Oklahoma, western Kansas, the eastern Colorado and New Mexico, the Dust Bowl was a period where more than 100 million acres of land of terrains…

Significant Differences in How Civilizations Spread their Influence Civilization entails reorganizing the human society besides transforming social development into what the present people refers to as the most advanced stage. Different nations use several parameters to differentiate levels of civilization into various degrees. Parameters include food, national security, infrastructure, religion, and economic status of a country, education systems, and cultural practices. Therefore, the spread…

Through the years people have eaten meat in order to obtain protein. As the population continues to grow more meat has to be produced, causing family farms to incorporate inhumane methods or to become a factory farm. Is this all worth it? Factory farming is a mystery to many and other would rather not be informed of what goes on behind closed doors. Meat is not as safe and healthy as they say it is. Also what other effects is it having on our environment that may affect us in the long run. For…

Food insecurity and consequent vulnerability are the complex socioeconomic and political issue than just related to access to food (Fullbrook, 2010) or poverty. In Uganda, all the prevailing determinants of food insecurity have long-run social and economic consequences, e.g., child malnutrition and adult illness that resulted in a lower earning capacity for the present-day and the future generation, losses in domestic productivity, that presumably continues in perpetuity (Ahamad et al., 2013).…

and transported around the world and how much energy it takes to get food from its origin to your plate. Our aptitude to obtain food with ease is our most treasured resource, but regrettably our present structures of food production, especially agriculture, are causative to the failing strength of the world’s air and water, while concurrently subject to climate change. It is near impossible and time consuming on a decade scale to repair our past century’s damages to the Earth’s lands, oceans,…

We, in the United States are meant eaters. Today’s news is often filled with the effects and causes of global warming, with the main focus being related to carbon gas (CO2) emissions, reducing oil-based and coal energy usage. By comparison, what is not well known or often reported, is the tremendous impact of raising farm animals, mostly cows and chicken, for food production, the strain on resources, carbon emission, and the corresponding toxic run-off, to name a few. By further investigating…

This report reviews research concerning the malnutrition of the refugees living in the Mayukwayukwa Refugee camp. It looks into micronutrient Vitamin A (VA) deficiencies which are causing major health defects for the refugees. Key areas responsible for the VA deficiency have been researched such as environment, education, finances, diet and research specifically done on the vitamin itself. This report specifically contains research on the Zambian environment looking into the seasonal barriers…