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Date: 2024-04-19 Page is: DBtxt003.php L0300-SS-FOOD

STREAMS / STRANDS / STRINGS
FOOD
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A foundational STRAND for Quality of Life and the functioning of the Socio-Enviro-Economic System
About a billion people go to bed hungry every night, not because there isn't enough, but because of the deep injustice in the way the system works. (OXFAM)
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GOOD FOOD / HEALTHY FOOD
JUNK FOOD / COMFORT FOOD

AGRICULTURE GO TOP
AGRICULTURE - LIVESTOCK
THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR
ARGABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL SECTORS
For most of history, mankind has been short of food ... but in recent years there has been enough food now for everyone, yet the distribution of food means too many remain hungry and others choose to eat foods that is addictive, lack in nutritional and bad for wellness.
There has been a 'green revolution' in the past 50 years, but the high yields associated with monoculture are creating long term unintended consequences that cannot be ignored. These include deterioration of soils, excessive use of water, pesticides and herbicides which are degrading the environment in a variety of ways.
Agriculture is big business with amazing levels of production per acre ... but the unintended consequences of high yields is not taken into account with conventional accounting metrics.
Agriculture / Sector Open L0700-SI-AGRICULTURE
Agriculture / Stream Open L0700-SS-AGRICULTURE
The future of food ... Can big data help feed a planet in peril?

Pastures new ... Silicon Valley goes to the farm
Greener growth ... Sowing sustainability
Waste not ... The battle to cut food loss

'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Ethical-Corporation-Future-of-Food-Feb-2018.pdf'
Open PDF ... Ethical-Corporation-Future-of-Food-Feb-2018

BEEF CATTLE
Cattle convert vegetation into protein ... that is meat.
Raising livestock to produce meat has impact on the land where it is used for grazing.
The production of feed for cattle has an impact on the land as well.
Air and water pollution are also associateed with cattle.
Compared to vegetables, meat has much more negative impact on the environment.
Vegetables are also better for human wellness.
GRAIN
The United States and Canada produce a huge amount of grain. It is a very big business and highly mechanized. Farms are increasingly managed using sophisticated technology to optimize the application of fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides and irrigation water. This is important because of the scale of the industry and the damage to the environment that has resulted from past practices.
There are ongoing issues because the main goal of agriculture is to maximize profit, and the prevailing metrics do not included appropriate measures for impact of people and the vnironment.
150 113 PALM OIL
Palm oil is a major ingredient in a wide range of processed foods. As the production of processed foods has increased the demand for palm oil has increased and the need for land has also increased. Much of the new land being used for palm oil production is being obtained by large scale deforestation. There are many initiatives to limit deforestation but this has proved difficult to do for a variety of reasons.

THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD
PEOPLE USE MORE LAND TO PRODUCE FOOD THAN FOR ANYTHING ELSE
Food is the big link between PEOPLE and NATURE since most food is produced using natural land and natural processes ... supplemented to a greater of lesser extent by people invented technology
THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD
NUTRITIONAL FOOD MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO WELLNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Nutrients are important, and available in a wide variety of natural foods. A good food is one that enables wellness, but many processed foods have been developed so that producing companies are better served than the consumers. Fast food may be convenient, but it is not very healthy!
Open L0700-FOOD
THE WASTE OF FOOD
MILLIONS OF TONS OF GOOD FOOD ARE WASTED EVERY YEAR
Some of the waste is caused by the inefficiency of distribuition channels, some by cosmetic standards imposed by supermarkets and some by laziness on the part of consumers. The truecost of this waste is huge, but ignored in conventional economic analysis
Open L0700-FOOD

Food and Water Watch

Food-and-Water-Watch-Grocery-Goliaths-2013
HOW FOOD MONOPOLIES IMPACT CONSUMERS
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Food-and-Water-Watch-Grocery-Goliaths-2013.pdf'
Open PDF ... Food-and-Water-Watch-Grocery-Goliaths-2013
Food-and-Water-Watch-Market-Share-Grocery-Items-2013
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Food-and-Water-Watch-Market-Share-Grocery-Items-2013.pdf'
Open PDF ... Food-and-Water-Watch-Market-Share-Grocery-Items-2013
Food-and-Water-Watch-Top-Food-Company-Presence-in-Supermarkets-2013
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Food-and-Water-Watch-Top-Food-Company-Presence-in-Supermarkets-2013.pdf'
Open PDF ... Food-and-Water-Watch-Top-Food-Company-Presence-in-Supermarkets-2013

Food Security

EIU-Dupont-Food-Security-2015
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Nutrition/EIU-Dupont-Food-Security-2015.pdf'
Open PDF ... EIU-Dupont-Food-Security-2015
FoodSecurity/ChicagoCouncil-GlobalAg-HealthyFood-2015
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FoodSecurity/ChicagoCouncil-GlobalAg-HealthyFood-2015.pdf'
Open PDF ... FoodSecurity/ChicagoCouncil-GlobalAg-HealthyFood-2015

Micro-nutrients

Nutrition

ANDI-Food-Scores-DrFuhrman
What is the nutrition density of the food you eat
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Nutrition/ANDI-Food-Scores-DrFuhrman.pdf'
Open PDF ... ANDI-Food-Scores-DrFuhrman
Nutrient/Calorie Density Scores
What is the nutrition density of the food you eat
Open L0700-SS-FOOD-Nutrient-Calorie-Density

To determine the ANDI scores, an equal­calorie serving of each food was evaluated. The following nutrients were included in the evaluation: fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, beta carotene, alpha carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin, vitamin E, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline, vitamin K, phytosterols, glucosinolates, angiogenesis inhibitors, organosulfides, aromatase inhibitors, resistant starch, resveratrol plus ORAC score. ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a measure of the antioxidant or radical scavenging capacity of a food. For consistency, nutrient quantities were converted from their typical measurement conventions (mg, mcg, IU) to a percentage of their Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). For nutrients that have no DRI, goals were established based on available research and current understanding of the benefits of these factors. To make it easier to compare foods, the raw point totals were converted (multiplied by the same number) so that the highest ranking foods (leafy green vegetables) received a score of 1000, and the other foods received lower scores accordingly.
Sample Nutrient/Calorie Density Scores Kale 1000 Collard Greens 1000 Mustard Greens 1000 Watercress 1000 Swiss Chard 895 Bok Choy 865 Spinach 707 Arugula 604 Romaine 510 Brussels Sprouts 490 Carrots 458 Broccoli Rabe 455 Cabbage 434 Broccoli 340 Cauliflower 315 Bell Peppers 265 Asparagus 205 Mushrooms 238 Tomato 186 Strawberries 182 Sweet Potato 181 Zucchini 164 Artichoke 145 Blueberries 132 Iceburg Lettuce 127 Grapes 119 Pomegranates 119 Cantaloupe 118 Onions 109 Flax Seeds 103 Orange 98 Edamame 98 Cucumber 87 Tofu 82 Sesame Seeds 74 Lentils 72 Peaches 65 Sunflower Seeds 64 Kidney Beans 64 Green Peas 63 Cherries 55 Pineapple 54 Apple 53 Mango 53 Peanut Butter 51 Corn 45 Pistachio Nuts 37 Oatmeal 36 Shrimp 36 Salmon 34 Eggs 31 Milk, 1% 31 Walnuts 30 Bananas 30 Whole Wheat Bread 30 Almonds 28 Avocado 28 Brown Rice 28 White Potato 28 Low Fat Plain Yogurt 28 Cashews 27 Chicken Breast 24 Ground Beef, 85% lean 21 Feta Cheese 20 White Bread 17 White Pasta 16 French Fries 12 Cheddar Cheese 11 Apple Juice 11 Olive Oil 10 Vanilla Ice Cream 9 Corn Chips 7 Cola 1 Nutrient Scoring Method* https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/andi­food­scores.aspx 2/3
Davis-Declining-Fruit-and-Vegetable-Nutrient-Composition-Evidence
What is the nutrition density of the food you eat
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Nutrition/Davis-Declining-Fruit-and-Vegetable-Nutrient-Composition-Evidence.pdf'
Open PDF ... Davis-Declining-Fruit-and-Vegetable-Nutrient-Composition-Evidence
NuVal-Nutrition-Brochure-2016
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Nutrition/NuVal-Nutrition-Brochure-2016.pdf'
Open PDF ... NuVal-Nutrition-Brochure-2016

Livestock agriculture

PNAS-Eshel-etal-Impact-of-livestock-agriculature-2014
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/PNAS-Eshel-etal-Impact-of-livestock-agriculature-2014.pdf'
Open PDF ... PNAS-Eshel-etal-Impact-of-livestock-agriculature-2014
PNAS-Eshel-etal-Impact-of-livestock-agriculature-2014-plus-supporting-information
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/PNAS-Eshel-etal-Impact-of-livestock-agriculature-2014-plus-supporting-information.pdf'
Open PDF ... PNAS-Eshel-etal-Impact-of-livestock-agriculature-2014-plus-supporting-information

Micro-toxins

How much pesticide is in the food we eat ... or antibiotics ... or growth hromones?

Antibiotics
Open file 8922
The problem of chemical toxins
Marie-Monique Robin, Our Daily Poison: How Chemicals Have Contaminated the Food Chain
Open file 8666

Food Safety

USDA ... US Department of Africulture

FDA ... US Food and Drug Administration

Imported food ... how safe is it?


Fats


Sugar


Food addiction


Taste


PRODUCTS


Dairy

On Milk
Ideas - Chris Macrae ... NEXT 100 MILLION JOBS OF MILK
Open file 8863

Obesity

Rogoff-etal-real-cost-of-food-2015
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Rogoff-etal-real-cost-of-food-2015.pdf'
Open PDF ... Rogoff-etal-real-cost-of-food-2015

CFS ... Committee on World Food Security

CFS-Principles-Oct-2014
PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FAO/CFS-Principles-Oct-2014.pdf'
Open PDF ... CFS-Principles-Oct-2014

FAO ... Food and Africulture Organization

FAO/CFS-Principles-Oct-2014
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FAO/CFS-Principles-Oct-2014.pdf'
Open PDF ... FAO/CFS-Principles-Oct-2014
FAO/FAO-and-Slow-Food-Movement-sign-MOU-WN-2013-04-06
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FAO/FAO/FAO-and-Slow-Food-Movement-sign-MOU-WN-2013-04-06.pdf'
Open PDF ... FAO/FAO-and-Slow-Food-Movement-sign-MOU-WN-2013-04-06
FAO-Sustainability-Assessment-of-Food-and-Agriculture-Guidelines
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FAO/FAO-Sustainability-Assessment-of-Food-and-Agriculture-Guidelines.pdf'
Open PDF ... CFS-Principles-Oct-2014
FAO-Towards-Stronger-Family-Farms-2014
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FAO/FAO-Towards-Stronger-Family-Farms-2014.pdf'
Open PDF ... FAO-Towards-Stronger-Family-Farms-2014

Indoor farming

Gertjan Meeuws
Food ... Indoor farming ... TEDxBrainport 2012 - Gertjan Meeuws - Indoor farming, Plant Paradise
Open file 6469

Big Agriculture ... Glencore

Profiteering from hunger and chaos
AlJazeera English ... Features ... Glencore: the world's largest commodities trader is going public. Critics blame them for high commodity prices
Open file 0080
A Boat-to-Table Initiative Brings Fish to Chefs
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries ... A Boat-to-Table Initiative Brings Fish to Chefs
Open file 0219

Meat

Niman Ranch sustainable flavorful food
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries ... VIDEO Sustainable Abundance ... Sarah Willis presents at the Stanford Sustainable Meat Conference
Open file 0249
The Meatrix ... about factory farms
Food is no fun when you understand where it has come from
Open file 0269

Food and Obesity

Freedom ... Gluttony. Enjoy life!
VIDEO Freedom ... Gluttony. Enjoy life!
Open file 0291

Food and famine

Somalia famine in 2011
Fault Lines - Horn of Africa Crisis: Somalia's Famine in 2011 ... a catastrophic crisis caused by human greed and insompetence
Open file 1616
Architectures of violence: Famine and profits
The widespread scarcity of food is mistakenly viewed as a crime without a culprit.
Open file 0299
The hunger situation in India
The Republic Of Hunger ... Every third malnourished child in the world is from India, so what is the government doing to feed its millions?
Open file 2430

Are market signals less important than business priorities? Open file 349

Food sovereignty

The future of food – the global south shows the way
A meeting in Austria last week (August 2011) showed that the 'food sovereignty' movement is gaining momentum
Open file 0371

Permaculture
Permaculture guidance
Permaculture
Open file 1203
Permaculture
Bill Mollison in Australia ... In Grave Danger of Falling Food Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4
Open file 1204
Urban Permaculture (Part 1-6)
A series of videos about urban permaculture (Part 1-6)
Open file 1205

Monoculture
Backing away from industrial monoculture
The One-Straw Revolution ... The seminal natural farming book, The One-Straw Revolution, by Masanobu Fukuoka, was published by Rodale Press in 1978.
Open file 1595
Social Activism ... Occupy Movement
Feeding The 99%: How Co-ops Fuel Occupy Wall St.
Open file 1597
Social Activism ... Occupy Wall Street
Permaculture is a way to improve agriculture in a way that is about community more than corporate profit
Open file 1598
Social Activism ... Occupy Wall Street
GUERRILLA GARDENING ... Students from Sterling College in Vermont came down to Occupy Wall Street and showed us how to plant and sow seeds anywhere
Open file 1599

Slow Food Movement
FAO-and-Slow-Food-Movement-sign-MOU-WN-2013-04-06
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FAO/FAO-and-Slow-Food-Movement-sign-MOU-WN-2013-04-06.pdf'
Open PDF ... FAO-and-Slow-Food-Movement-sign-MOU-WN-2013-04-06
SlowFood/SlowFood-Ark-of-Taste-Presentation-2014
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/SlowFood/SlowFood-Ark-of-Taste-Presentation-2014.pdf'
Open PDF ... SlowFood/SlowFood-Ark-of-Taste-Presentation-2014
SlowFood/SlowFood-Booklet-on-Biodiversity-2009
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/SlowFood/SlowFood-Booklet-on-Biodiversity-2009.pdf'
Open PDF ... SlowFood/SlowFood-Booklet-on-Biodiversity-2009

Food Culture

Food is a big source of happiness
Food has become an industrial sector, and less a craft ... but maybe food should revert more to 'homemade' to make people happy
Open file 1922

Food industry structure
Concentration of Power
Let's put the future of world food supply into the hands of a few big chemical giants. They'll make gobs more money.
Open file 2458
Are we heading for a global food crisis?
July 2012 ... Inside Story Americas ... As drought takes its toll on US crops, we ask if it is time to reassess the global food market.
Open file 2743
Are we heading for a global food crisis?
AJE Inside Story Americas ... As drought takes its toll on US crops, we ask if it is time to reassess the global food market.
Open file 2941
Child hunger: The world's 'greatest shame'?
Inside Story ... With 2.6 million children dying of malnutrition every year, we ask what it would take to save a starving generation.
Open file 2942

Food markets
How the food market works
Report: The Hunger Makers ... How Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Other Financial Institutions Are speculating With Food at the Expense of the Poorest
Open file 3044
Hunger Games: The price of feeding the world
September 2012 ... AJE Inside Story ... Have banks been speculating on food markets and could this contribute to pushing millions into hunger and poverty?
Open file 3164
Profit in food investment may be problematic
Hungry for Investment ... The private sector can drive agricultural development in countries that need it most.
Open file 3199
Dysfunction of food systems
Designing food systems to protect nature and get rid of hunger ... Industrialisation of agriculture creates hunger and malnutrition, destroying the food web to which we all belong.
Open file 3216

Grains
USDA-Grain-World-Markets-and-Trade-1504
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Grains/USDA-Grain-World-Markets-and-Trade-1504.pdf'
Open PDF ... USDA-Grain-World-Markets-and-Trade-1504
Challenging conventional wisdom ... Vandana Shiva
Myths about industrial agriculture ... Organic farming is the 'only way to produce food' without harming the planet and people's health.
Open file 3317
Drought, etc
A collection of AlJazeera as of September 2012 reporting on food around the world
Open file 3318
2008 was a bad year for food ... now maybe worse
US corn ethanol fuels food crisis in developing countries ... The US ethanol programme pushed up corn prices by up to 21 per cent as it expanded to consume 40 per cent of the harvest
Open file 3427
The Right to Food: Hilal Elver
The Right to Food: An Interview With Hilal Elver. Hilal Elver is the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.
Open file 8602
The low 2012 harvest
The low 2012 harvest U.N. meets to discuss easing global food prices
Open file 3443

Food waste GO TOP
Post harvest waste
Scandalous waste of food needs to be addressed ... Colossal food waste hitting energy, land and water supplies
Open file 3948

Gertjan Meeuws
Food ... Indoor farming ... TEDxBrainport 2012 - Gertjan Meeuws - Indoor farming, Plant Paradise
Open file 6469
Sarah Willis
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries ... Niman Ranch for sustainable flavorful food ... VIDEO Sustainable Abundance ... Sarah Willis presents at the Stanford Sustainable Meat Conference
Open file 249

A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
Big Ag, Big Food: How Being Good for the Environment Is Not About Size ... USFRA AT THE NEW YORK TIMES “FOOD FOR TOMORROW” WHEN: NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Open file 8655
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
The New York Times Conferences ... Can Sustainable Scale — and How? (Hay Loft)
Open file 8656
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
Panel Discussion: What to Do About Food Loss and Food Waste
Open file 8657
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
The New York Times Conferences ... Mark Bittman - How to Change the Food System
Open file 8658
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
The New York Times Conferences ... Mark Bittman - How to Change the Food System
Open file 8659
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
The New York Times Conferences ... Keynote: The Great Challenge: Farming, Food and Climate Change
Open file 8660
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
The New York Times Conferences ... Welcome to Food for Tomorrow
Open file 8661
A video of Food event in New York, November 2014
The New York Times Conferences ... Welcome to Food for Tomorrow
Open file 8662

LAND USE ISSUES


Farms versus Mining ... Australia

Australian farmers fight new gold mine
New mine on prime agricultural land riles farmers and raises questions about the country's economic future.
Open file 8663
Food
Politics ... USA ... 2015, the year the GOP strikes back at Obama food policies
Open file 8856

PEOPLE

Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich
Food ... Food shortage
Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich ... SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT ... The Food Threat to Human Civilization ... Feb 2013
Open file 8860
Processed Food
Open file 8921

Food Organizations


INITIATIVES - THEMATIC IDEAS

Sustainable Food
Sustainable-Food-Purchasing-Guide
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/SustainableFood/Sustainable-Food-Purchasing-Guide.pdf'
Open PDF ... Sustainable-Food-Purchasing-Guide
Food ... Healthy Food
Congress Isn’t Delivering the Progressive Food Policy Americans Want
Open file 10661

INITIATIVES - ORGANIZATIONS
Initiatives ... School Nutrition Association (SNA)
School Nutrition Association (SNA)
Open file 9461

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
EDF-How-can-we-grow-more-food-with-less-pollution
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/EDF/EDF-How-can-we-grow-more-food-with-less-pollution.pdf'
Open PDF ... EDF-How-can-we-grow-more-food-with-less-pollution


PRODUCTS

Mushrooms
Mushrooms-LightinColor-USDA-Approved
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/Mushrooms/Mushrooms-LightinColor-USDA-Approved.pdf'
Open PDF ... Mushrooms-LightinColor-USDA-Approved

Palm Oil
Food ... Palm Oil
Sustainability ... Environment ... HEARTS OF PALM ... 48 hours that changed the future of rainforests
Open file 9600

COMPANIES

Whole Foods
WFM-Healthy-Eating-HandBook
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/WholeFoods/WFM-Healthy-Eating-HandBook.pdf'
Open PDF ... WFM-Healthy-Eating-HandBook

Cargill
AJE talks to Paul Conway, Vice Chairman of Cargill
Counting the Cost ... Food for thought ... As the US drought drags on, a localised problem is having global implications for food prices PLUS other stories
Open file 3260

Cruelty in the food chain
FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists
Open file 3472
Cruelty in the food chain
FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists
Open file 3474

Urban Farming
Food ... Urban Farming
FOOD ... Why Growing Vegetables in High-Rises Is Wrong on So Many Levels ... The dream of vertical farming is gaining momentum despite many unanswered questions about its feasibility.
Open file 10924

FOOD RELATED ISSUES

Food Security

ChicagoCouncil-GlobalAg-HealthyFood-2015
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/FoodSecurity/ChicagoCouncil-GlobalAg-HealthyFood-2015.pdf'
Open PDF ... ChicagoCouncil-GlobalAg-HealthyFood-2015

Sustainable Food


Open file 12554

http://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/News/Blog/healthy-food-for-the-future-must-be-added-to-/blog/53072/
Open external link
GreenPeace-Financing-Ecological-Farming-in-Africa
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Agriculture/Sustainable-Agriculture/GreenPeace-Financing-Ecological-Farming-in-Africa.pdf'
Open PDF ... GreenPeace-Financing-Ecological-Farming-in-Africa

Genetrically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Genetric Modification ... GMO ... A Complex Debate
110 Nobel Laureates Call Out Greenpeace Over Anti-GMO Stance
Open file 11462

Gravel for Producing Food

Agriculture ... Innovation
February 2016 ... Could Growing Food in Gravel Be Pay Dirt for Sustainable Agriculture?
Open file 11463

Clear Labs ... Food Testing at the molecular level
ClearLabs-Hot-Dog-Report-2015
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/ClearLabs/ClearLabs-Hot-Dog-Report-2015.pdf'
Open PDF ... ClearLabs-Hot-Dog-Report-2015
ClearLabs-Hamburger-Report-2016
'http://truevaluemetrics.org/DBpdfs/Food/ClearLabs/ClearLabs-Hamburger-Report-2016.pdf'
Open PDF ... ClearLabs-Hamburger-Report-2016

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THE FOOD STREAM
PRODUCTS: Fruit / Vegetables / Meat / Processed Food / Junk Food

THE FOOD STREAM
FOOD ... YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
For most of history, mankind has been short of food ... but in recent years there has been enough food now for everyone, yet the distribution of food means too many remain hungry and others choose to eat foods that is addictive, lack in nutritional and bad for wellness
Open L0700-FOOD
THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD
PEOPLE USE MORE LAND TO PRODUCE FOOD THAN FOR ANYTHING ELSE
Food is the big link between PEOPLE and NATURE since most food is produced using natural land and natural processes ... supplemented to a greater of lesser extent by people invented technology
Open L0700-FOOD
THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD
NUTRITIONAL FOOD MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO WELLNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Nutrients are important, and available in a wide variety of natural foods. A good food is one that enables wellness, but many processed foods have been developed so that producing companies are better served than the consumers. Fast food may be convenient, but it is not very healthy!
Open L0700-FOOD
THE WASTE OF FOOD
MILLIONS OF TONS OF GOOD FOOD ARE WASTED EVERY YEAR
Some of the waste is caused by the inefficiency of distribuition channels, some by cosmetic standards imposed by supermarkets and some by laziness on the part of consumers. The truecost of this waste is huge, but ignored in conventional economic analysis
Open L0700-FOOD

HEALTH AND WELLNESS STREAM
PRODUCTS: Good food / Addictions / Toxins / Recreation

PRODUCTS
STUFF THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE
PRODUCTS are a key link between the PLANET or Natural Capital and People or Human Capital. Product is both goods and services, and it is these that deliver people what they need to improve and maintain their quality of life and standard of living
Open L0200-PRODUCTS#FOOD GO SlideNav-for-TVA #PRODUCT

PRODUCTS: Food / Water / Toxins / Clothes / Cars
USFRA AT THE NEW YORK TIMES “FOOD FOR TOMORROW” WHEN: NOVEMBER 12, 2014



http://www.fooddialogues.com/events/food-for-tomorrow

Big Ag, Big Food: How Being Good for the Environment Is Not About Size

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FOOD
A vital input for a person's survival ... good nutrition contributes to wellness and quality of life

THE FOOD STREAM
THE FOOD STREAM
FOOD ... YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
For most of history, mankind has been short of food ... but in recent years there has been enough food now for everyone, yet the distribution of food means too many remain hungry and others choose to eat foods that is addictive, lack in nutritional and bad for wellness
Open L0700-FOOD
FOOD
Without FOOD, people die. FOOD is a global sector / industry that is foundational to the survival of society. The production of FOOD is a global industry, a STRAND that flows through every part of the global socio-enviro-economic system
FOOD
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FOOD
Open list0300-Food

Fisheries sector.
A potentially valuable sector in the “south”, but often the bulk of the value is exported by commercial fisheries agreements that are bad for the “south”
FOOD
AGRO-INDUSTRY

THE PROBLEM OF FAMINE
Chronic Shortage of Food

CORPORATE CONSOLIDATION
Monopoly is bad for consumers

AGRIFOOD ATLAS ... Facts and figures about the corporations that control what we eat 2017
Takeovers and mergers like Monsanto by Bayer, Kraft with Heinz and Dow with DuPont are just the tip of the iceberg. A spate of corporate marriages is concentrating control at each link in the value chain, from field to fork. The biggest players are growing the fastest and are pushing through their own interests and approaches.
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Agriculture and food is a complex system, with the complexity optimized for the profit performance of the 'owners' of the industry.
(1) HISTORY ... SUPERSIZE ME
Whether protectionism or deregulation – the agrifood industry keeps growing. Mergers are making firms bigger all the way along the value chain.
(2) MERGERS ... ONE GROUP TO RULE THEM ALL
A single private equity firm, 3G Capital from Brazil, controls some of the world’s biggest food and beverage corporations. The company’s aggressive takeover strategy is just the tip of the iceberg.
(3) PLANTATIONS ... MODERN-DAY LANDOWNERS
New corporations have emerged that buy or lease vast areas of farmland in developing countries. They grow monocultures to feed the industrialized agriculture.
(4) AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ... DIGITAL MANOEUVRES – WHEN TRACTORS GO ONLINE
Precision farming promises to revolutionize farm management. But it will only benefit large landholdings and capital-intensive agro enterprises.
(5) FERTILIZERS ... CHEMICALS FOR THE SOIL
Synthetic fertilizers increase agriculture’s productivity, but do not improve soil quality. Manufacturers want to sell more – despite the high energy and environmental costs.
(6) SEED AND PESTICIDES ... FROM SEVEN TO FOUR – GROWING BY SHRINKING
Mergers galore: Bayer wants to buy Monsanto and become the world’s largest producer of seeds and agrochemicals. All top rivaling companies are pairing up.
(7) ANIMAL GENETICS ... IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE PATENT
Genetically modified livestock are prone to disease and are difficult to market. But many labs are developing methods to further industrialize animal production.
(8) CROP GENETICS ... JUGGLING GENES
In the coming years, seed companies plan to use genome editing to produce crops with new characteristics – and market them without having to state that they are “genetically modified”.
(9) COMMODITIES ... AGRICULTURAL TRADERS’ SECOND HARVEST
Four Western corporations dominate the global trade of agricultural products. Now a Chinese firm has joined them.
(10) MANUFACTURERS ... BRANDS DOMINATING MARKETS
Fifty manufacturers account for 50 percent of global food sales in the industry. The big companies are growing fastest and are rapidly increasing their market share.
(11) RETAILING ... EXPANDING AISLES
Food shoppers in the developed world let the cash registers ring at the likes of Wal-Mart, Lidl, Carrefour and Tesco. The supermarket revolution is now expanding throughout the developing world.
(12) FEEDING THE WORLD ... CHEMICAL SPRAYS, BUT HUNGER STAYS
Industry says it can feed the world. But total food production is not the issue; access to food is. The key solution is to fight poverty.
(13) MEAT ... HERD INSTINCT
They are largely unknown to the public, but they dominate the world’s meat supplies. Much of the beef, pork and chicken we eat is controlled by just a handful of big firms.
(14) ALTERNATIVES ... LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY
Agroecology is a successful concept which promotes farming methods that are attuned to local ecosystems. It is already used for growing rice worldwide.
(15) CAPITAL MARKETS ... INVESTORS CARE ABOUT GROWTH – NOT ABOUT THE GROWERS
Speculators are increasingly placing their bets on agriculture. Capital flows into stock exchanges are exacerbating price fluctuations in agricultural commodities – to the benefit of funds and banks.
(16) WORKING CONDITIONS ... PILE IT HIGH, SELL IT CHEAP
Labels on supermarket packaging trumpet all kinds of concerns for people and nature. But most have little impact on the miserable conditions endured by farm and plantation workers.
(17) WORLD TRADE ... IN CONTROL, NOT UNDER CONTROL
International trade deals reflect the interests of the industry. Agrifood corporations want to keep a grip on the steering wheel.
(18) EU LOBBYING ... BIG BUSINESS IN BRUSSELS
The crowds of industry lobbyists trying to infl uence European Union policy often find they are pushing at an open door. They combine legitimate lobbying with underhand methods such as hiring government insiders and publishing quasi-scientific studies. The EU must recognize such tactics for what they are.
(19) CHINA ... PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE REACHING OUT
The world’s new economic powerhouse is located in China. Its land investments in Africa and Latin America have attracted headlines, but Southeast Asia is where it is making its influence most felt.
(20) RULES ... MARKET POWER AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Again and again, corporations fail to respect human rights. Voluntary measures are not enough: we need binding rules.
(21) RESISTANCE PROTESTS, BOYCOTTS AND RESISTANCE
In many countries, people are resisting agrarian and trade policies that boost the power of the multinationals. Individual companies also come in for criticism.
(22) AUTHORS AND SOURCES FOR DATA AND GRAPHICS


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