SOSC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Conagra Brands, Corporate Farming, Sustainable Agriculture
2 Dec 2015
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An industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage. But they invented genetically modified genes: genes that makes food grow bigger, seems like a good idea cause of the growing world population, but in the end the harm will outweigh the good. Says their company causes a positive ripple effect . How did big ag companies, such as monsanto, have such a detrimental impact on. Big agriculture is a force behind the difficulties faced by (p. 184) small towns. By opening massive plants in these small towns, companies like tyson, Monsanto and cargill, adm, and conagra take control of the economy & culture. Corps, alongside the govt, do everything in their power to avoid being the ones who must take responsibility for these global/national issues. How do they shift the attention away from themselves, to avoid questioning of their power: 207, the meth problem in rural areas.
