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Non-perishable storable commodity crops - ANSWERS-
*Corn, rice, wheat* are most often at the heart of
food politics.
Global Food Politics focuses on: - ANSWERS-◦ Protectionist
trade policies
◦ International trade agreements
◦ Famines
◦ Political instability
◦ Aid
,The greatest NEW focus of Food Politics concerns debates
over. - ANSWERS-Climate change concerns and predictions
and the future affects on an adequate worldwide food
supply.
U.S. Food Politics focuses on: - ANSWERS-1. Modern
techniques of rearing animals
2. Genetically Modified Foods
3. "Big" Food Companies
4. Pesticide use on Crops
5. "Food Movements"
Modern techniques of rearing animals - ANSWERS-◦
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) - Animal
Feeding Operation (AFOs) with more than 1000 animal units
Genetically Modified Foods - ANSWERS-◦ Genetically
Modified Organisms(GMOs) - any organism whose genetic
material has been altered using genetic engineering
techniques.
, "Big" Food Companies - ANSWERS-◦ The 10 largest food
companies in the U.S. produce more than 50% all domestic
food sales
Top US Food Revenue Companies - ANSWERS-1. PepsiCo,
Inc. (New York)
2. Tyson Foods (Arkansas)
3. Nestlé (Switzerland)
4. JBS USA (Brazilian company, owns Pilgrim's Pride)
5. Anheuser-Busch (Missouri)
Pesticide use on Crops - ANSWERS-◦ One of the KEYS to Crop
Yield Increases during the *Green Revolution* (1930s -
1960s)
◦ Concern over possible negative human health effects have
led to a number of regulatory and non-regulatory efforts to
control pesticide residues in the U.S. food supply.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANSWERS-Has
jurisdiction over the use of pesticides in crop management
and sets tolerances for trace amounts of pesticides that may
be found in the food supply.