This article was actually a transcript of an interview between writers of Alternet.org and Anuradha Mittal who is "an internationally renowned expert on trade, development, human rights, democracy, food security, and agriculture issues". In this article, they discuss the major issues the US food system faces. Among these issues were tthe proliferation of genetically modified organisms, the domination of industry by corporations, and its affect on family famers. A large irony that Mittal points out that the agriculture industry imports crops that we also export. He encourages local buying as well as buying organically.
I liked this article because Mittal was very knowledge in what he was discussing. He provided many examples for how the food system fails and contradicts itself. Particular I was intrigue to learn that the crops being grown through industrial farming is eventually exported and sometimes not even consumed by the US. It brings to light the abuse of land that large scale farming brings. This should serve as a signal that local farming should be encourage more and supported.
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