SOC 808 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Via Campesina, Food Regimes, Sidney Mintz

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 808
• Professor: Jacqui Gingras

Document Summary

Chapter 2: changing food systems from top to bottom. The so(cid:272)ial a(cid:374)d politi(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t for the a(cid:272)ade(cid:373)i(cid:272) field (cid:449)as series of (cid:862)food (cid:272)rises(cid:863) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h began in 1973. This created issues of hunger, food security, ongoing farm crisis and environmental critiques on industrial agriculture. Social context for the study of food systems. The first (cid:862)(cid:449)orld food (cid:272)risis(cid:863) (cid:449)as de(cid:272)lared i(cid:374) (cid:1005)97(cid:1006)-1973 because the prices of the most important traded food doubled or tripled in price which was soy, maize and wheat. This change of low and declining prices allowed poor people to be able to afford to eat. This allowed third world countries to become dependent on food imports. Far(cid:373)ers did(cid:374)"t profit it (cid:449)as (cid:373)ai(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:272)orporatio(cid:374) that did, espe(cid:272)iall(cid:455) i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al. Food security: a condition that exists when all people at all time shave physical, social and economic access to food that is safe and consumed in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their food preferences.