MAN 2005 - Lec 7

MAN 20005 Lecture 7 Ethics and Non-Human Subject: Agriculture and Food Production Updated 3.10

[object Object],[object Object],The Value of Food ,[object Object],[object Object]

Human population growth and demographic shifts ,[object Object],[object Object]

Projected population growth into 2050

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Pressure on natural resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Plant, animal genetic resources, land, air, water, forests and wetlands are rapidly degrading as a result of pressure from both population growth and increasing market penetration.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Through the invention of ever-more effective means of catching fish ie : use of huge vessels with canneries on board compete with fishers using simple nets or lines. Exploitation of marine resource

Concentration of economic power ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],As a result, research on crops and livestock that does not profit the private sector will be abandoned.

New Biotechnologies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],These products may pose new risks to the environment and human health. Eg : transfer of herbicide tolerance to weeds, leading to more aggressive or more competitive weeds; the transfer of food allergenic compounds to products that did not previously contain them

Food Distribution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ethical food and agriculture system ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Means to promote an ethical food and agriculture system : ,[object Object],[object Object]

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