Food and Agriculture Organization

Food security, defined as the ability to provide sufficient food for the global population relying on a healthy and sustainable nutrition (Godfray et al., 2010), is likely to become one arduous challenge to the following decades. The predictions of The United Nations, in which the world’s population by 2075 will achieve about 9.5 billion people (Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2013), suggest that modern and efficient measures must be taken to follow the prospective food requirements.…

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a cabinet-level agency that oversees the American farming industry (Allgove.com). Farm and foreign agricultural services, rural development, food nutrition, and consumer services, food safety, natural resources and environment, marketing and regulatory programs, research, education and economics are all areas specialized by the USDA (FY 2015). Arising from Abraham Lincoln’s desire to revive farmers from the outbreak of ravages from the Civil…

OF LITERATURE: Organic vs. Inorganic food on the Economy According to an article released by Bigoven, organic foods are commonly more expensive to buy than conventionally farmed produce. Due to the increased costs associated with organic farming practices, there are increased purchase prices, making the final products more expensive than conventionally farmed produce. Inorganic foods can therefore be seen as the cheaper option when compared to organic foods, thus resulting in an increased…

The documentary film “Cowspiracy” aimed to highlight the global effects animal agriculture and livestock has on our environment, our health, and the future of our Earth. Kip, the director of this film, had a natural love for the outdoors and nature growing up. So, when he learned of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming,” he became very concerned about the health and sustainability of the Earth. He began taking quick showers, separating different pieces of trash, riding…

that governs an array of agricultural and food programs. Titles in the most recent farm bill encompassed farm commodity price and income supports, agricultural conservation, farm credit, trade, research, rural development, bioenergy, foreign food aid, and domestic nutrition assistance. Because it is renewed about every five years, the farm bill provides a predictable opportunity for policymakers to comprehensively and periodically address agricultural and food issues. The Specialty Crop Farm…

The Lack of Sustainable Nutritious Food Solutions Due to Unethical Governance via Land Grabbing for Industrial Agriculture The Land Grab is a prime example of unethical behavior. Government that is intended to enhance the lives of its citizens, but instead ends up “farming them out,” selling them a bill of goods that is not for the citizen’s benefit, but themselves (Verma, 2014). While considering Land Grab tactics, I wonder if Kantian Ethics are applicable. I have serious doubts that the…

Lobbying in Food The agricultural and food industries are among the most important industries of a nation, as all citizens of the nation are involved in it. All people need to eat, which means that food safety and quality should be a top priority in a country. Food safety in the United States is at a much lower standard than that of other developed countries. Countries pertaining to the EU, the UK, Australia, Canada, and even China in some cases have bans on the use of certain chemicals and…

As explained in his infamous essay, “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race,” Jared Diamond argues that the adoption of agriculture led to many negative consequences that have hindered the general livelihood of humans. His argument is based on the comparison of the lifestyles of agriculture-based societies and hunter-gatherers, claiming that the latter lacked many of the challenging aspects that emerged with the beginnings of domestication and civilization. Diamond’s main points of…

change poses a major challenge to agriculture productivity and can alter crop production. With climate changes, pressure is being put on resources, therefore declining food production and creating economic instability leading to hunger in underserved areas. Additionally, negative climate change can impact disasters such as droughts and create floods that affect agriculture. Ozone depletions and global warming is increasingly effecting and indirectly damaging the food chain (Nursing, 421). This…

issues can be addressed by increasing food productivity. However, the process of increasing food productivity has not been favorable to the environment for these past years. As a result, a sustainable way needs to be completed to increase food productivity and improve food security while minimizing its negative effects on the environment. According to J.A. Foley (2015), there are five steps to improve food production in a sustainable way: stop expansion of agriculture land, close the yield gap,…