Food and Agriculture Organization

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,…

health. In fact, it has been confirmed that certain allergy causing compounds can be introduced in genetically modified (GM) foods and the nutritional compositions. 11. However, agencies that deal in food standardization, environmental protection and the agricultural departments in some developed countries have approved GM foods and indicated that they were as safe as foods from non-biotech crops . The confusion on GM products needs to be cleared through a mass education on the matter. It…

The World Trade Organization is a union that is often very misunderstood but not without reason, in order to fully understand this international organization one must look into the motives for its inception. The seeds of the World Trade Organization were planted initially as an international trade agreement known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); an agreement on the reduction of trade barriers of manufactured goods. The GATT was established in 1947 to reduce trade barriers…

Organic Agriculture the Truth Christos Modestou 15 November 2015 Murray State University Author Note This paper was prepared for Agriculture 199, Section 03, taught by Alyx Shultz. Organic Agriculture the Truth Introduction: There are many explanations that can describe what Organic Agriculture is. However all the explanations ends to one and only statement. “Is a system that relies on ecosystem management rather than external agriculture inputs” It’s a function that eliminate the…

extreme poverty and hunger. Central African Republic (CAR) current population is about 4,737,423 but has tremendously decreased over the years because many of the people who live in Central Africa have died of hunger. Due to lack of education, poor agriculture, and malnutrition Central Africa suffers from extreme poverty and hunger. One of the factors that cause poverty in their country is the lack of education. By not having the proper resources and education, Central Africa lacks the…

According to the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, the world produces enough food to provide every person with 2,700 calories a day (Agriculture & Famine). Although it is estimated that every person should be properly nourished each day, nearly a quarter of the Sub-Saharan Africa population is malnourished and or in famine. Most experts include that increasing the global distribution of food would be much too complex on a global scale. In turn, increasing local supplies in Africa…

packaged is entrusted by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). To further ensure safety, the FSIS observes products during the processing, handling, and packaging process to reassure the products are honestly labeled. Being the public healthy agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the FSIS’ main purpose is to protect the public health as well as preventing foodborne illnesses. The FSIS is involved from everything beginning from the food processing to food distribution.…

Civic agriculture, a term most are not familiar with or understand the meaning. I can say, I was not fully aware of what civic agriculture was and how much it affected agriculture, rural communities, mid-size farms, and so much more, until I read Farms, Farmers, and Farming in Contemporary Rural Society. In this chapter Thomas Lyson explained, shared many examples, theories, and the meaning of civic agriculture. Thomas Lyson is one of the leading American Advocates of “civic agriculture”. Lyson…

Different organizations define food security as the ability to produce, process, retail and transport enough food for the people around the world and make it accessible all the time with sufficient amounts, keep it safe and nutritious to fulfill the satisfaction of food requirements. Food security has been a concern since 1914-1918, when there was a health problem regarding foods and food shortage in the poorest countries. In order to improve food security, the problems of population, global…

examine the lack of humane and responsible farming practices that occur in the United States. “According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the EPA, animal feeding operations produce approximately 500 million tons of manure every year, 15 with CAFOs generating 4716-60% 10 of this excrement.” (The Impact of Industrialized Animal Agriculture on the Environment, 2012). This is a complex and controversial issue that is hindered by lack of media coverage, apathetic…