Monoculture

Our physiology has been compared with those of modern day primates, due to our similar characteristics, which have all been linked to our ancestors. Hands of humans and primates are prehensile, “which means they can grasp objects and we share the ability to brachiate from “branch to branch contain a “reduced sense of smell,” and a “wide range of tooth types [suggesting] an adaptation to a generalist diet” (MacDonald, 2003, p. 325). All of characteristics suggest that our ancestors were arboreal,…

Competition is a prevalent factor in biology that plays an integral role in the diversity of a biomes community and natural selection for species. Plants are among the most diverse groups of organisms and it all started 475 Ma ago, when spore-producing plants were the first to emerge from the sea to begin the colonization of terrestrial ecosystems. Ever since late Silurian (425 Ma), land plants have been competing, evolving and diverging to give rise to new species, while nearly all plant…

Albert Einstein once wrote that “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” (Goodreads). Insect pollinators are responsible for approximately one third of food crops (Greenpeace, 3) Most wild plants rely on indirect or direct pollination in order to reproduce and thus the environment and economy govern on successful pollination (Green Peace, 3).…

gene derived from tangerines and suppress other genes, increasing production of lycopene. The plant's flowering cycle was changed to provide for better growth and quality. According to Del Monte's entry, the pineapples are commercially grown in a "monoculture" that prevents seed production, as the plant's flowers aren't exposed to compatible pollen sources. Importation into Hawaii is banned. Corn used for food has been genetically modified to tolerate various herbicides and to express a protein…

Cosmetically perfect food, also known as genetically engineered food or GEF, are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally according to the World Health Organization. ("Food, Genetically Modified." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. http://www.who.int/topics/food_genetically_modified/en/). It has led to the waste of aesthetically unappealing food as the trend of “perfect” food has grown. However, there are organizations now that…

farmers ever since. While Farmageddon is not a documentary that promotes the consumption of raw milk, it is however a documentary that promotes social advocacy and change. BigAg has been influencing the USDA, which only leads to an increase in monoculture practices,…

further understand in the textbook, there are a few steps to be taken to keep a field "all natural". Crop diversity is a must for organic farming. Conventional farming focuses on mass production of one crop in one location, a practice called monoculture. The science of agroecology has shown benefits of multiple crops in the same space. Organic farming relies heavily on the natural breakdown of organic matter, using techniques like green manure and composting, to replace nutrients taken from…

also applies the method of rich discourse analyses in the context of salsa enclaves to analyze the (de)construction of transnational identities, cosmopolitanism, and language ideologies. In doing so, the author tries to subvert the monolingual/monoculture ideology and shows the complex…

The American Government contributes to the obesity epidemic by supporting unhealthy eating habits in order to make a profit the federal food administration supports factory farming, big pharmacies, politicians and subsidy program. Have you wondered why less healthy food is inexpensive compared to healthy food?When you go into a grocery store and compare the price of a large bag of Doritos and a bag of grapes. There is a big gap in the food industry filled with these genetically engineered snacks…

smoke, and this number is expected to triple over the next 25 years”(Gosselin). Not only the cigarette smoke can impact the environment but also the tobacco farming also can impact the environment. Gosselin also pointed out that, “ the widespread monoculture inherent in growing tobacco extracts six times more potassium from the soil than growing other plants does”. Particularly, before the cigarette can be used, we have to dry the tobacco. In order to dry one kilogram of tobacco, we have to burn…