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have and that’s food security. Japan’s economy is slowly coming back after the major earthquake and the tsunami that came with it that happened in March of 2011, where the northeast of Honshu Island was wrecked, thousands of people were killed, and several nuclear power plants were damaged. This catastrophe crippled Japan’s…

Genetically modified food is defined as organisms in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. Foods produced from or using GM organisms are often referred to as GM foods. This issue relates to agriculture due to the fact that agriculture isn’t only for growing crops and livestock. Agriculture also relates to growing healthy and well nourished people. Part of people growing healthy and well nourished includes what…

equality with Mesrurado, Bassa, and Sinoe caused difficulties in Liberia leading to shortage in food. In many places around the world suffer from hunger and poverty, but Africa is where the most suffering happens, especially in places like Liberia. In Africa, Liberia is one of the poorest countries and the people have no support from their government. One of the main causes of Liberia suffering from food shortage was the invasion of Europeans in the fifteenth century. Many racial claims began…

population is expected to continue growing exponentially, worsening the impact and increasing the demand for food. While over consumption appears to be the main culprit of these environmental issues, the type of food that people consume may actually be an even bigger problem. A potential aggravator of many of these environmental issues is the reliance on animal agriculture as a source of food. Raising livestock is…

According to the World Health Organization “A genetically modified organism is any organism, such as plants, that have had their genetic material altered in a way that would not have normally occurred naturally.” (World Health Organization pp.2) GM crops, GM plants, and Biotech crops are also different terms used to describe GMO’s. According to the International Service for the Acquisition…

Closing the loop on food waste: Causes, concerns and rescue for consumption 1. Introduction According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food waste means any edible substance that is wasted or degraded along the food supply chain (FSC) (FAO, 1981). Food waste mainly occurs at the end of the FSC during distribution, sale and final consumption, but it also includes all types of food losses which take place during the agricultural production, post-harvest and processing…

the amount of food that is wasted per year on the planet. At the same time, some countries have faced a serious aliment crisis as consequence of the poverty and hunger. By 2075, the world population can reach 9.5 billion people (Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2013), so, the increase of food production is important to combat that issue. However, before that, food loss reduction is essential in order to avoid excessive costs and save money for governments and companies. All food processing,…

for foreign workers so they’ll be allowed to change employers. The United States government also have an important role in the fight to end slavery and should increase legal protections of all workers and the monitoring of working conditions in agriculture, domestic labor, and manufacturing sectors (3). Chrissey Buckley makes very valid points but if the citizens of the United States don’t work together to address it, his points will be nothing more than an article full of…

who are food-energy deficient, the relevance of underweight children under the age of five, and the under-five mortality rate. It ranks on 100-point scale, with 0 best score, and 100 being worst. Q2b) The countries with the greatest hunger problems are the ones that are in the alarming stage and the extreme alarming stage, and they tend to be third world countries, that are developing still. Also, the fact they are poor and with the most debt and corruption. Q3a) Successful agriculture…

diversity in the world’s food supply so a few select crops are not the only ones relied on for a majority of the food demand. They also increase genetic…