Agricultural+Activity

=__**The Business of Food**__=



We are all very fortunate in that we have more than enough to eat. Yes, we might experience hunger, but seldom do any of us go longer than a few hours without eating. For many people living on this planet having enough to eat is quite a challenge. For them the issue might not just be getting enough calories, but also getting the right kind of calories. Indeed, eating nutritious meals is something even those people living in HDCs (Highly Developed Countries) might also experience given our hectic lifestyles, and our collective retreat to those foods that are quick to make (or buy) but low in food value. For example, fast foods. In this short unit you will be expected to do or know the following:
 * Types of agricultural systems
 * Inputs and outputs.
 * Agricultural processes and their challenges.
 * Impact of modern methods of agriculture.
 * Know the methods of agriculture being used within the region you studied and the challenges faced/created by that method in that region.

__**Lesson One:Commercial Farming**__



You must know by now that there is just no shortage to the amount of food available to those living in the most developed nations in the world. In fact, one might say that the real problem is one of too much food. Obesity levels in the USA are at a record high. Even China is witnessing many of its children becoming morbidly obese. Your assignment: Time allotment: Two classes Certainly having a lot of food available is a good thing, but we must concede that there are problems associated with this. To start watch the series of videos called //Meatrix// (there are three in all): //Meatrix I//, //Meatrix: Revolting//, and //Meatrix II1/2.// And read [|How To Make Tea] media type="youtube" key="rEkc70ztOrc" height="344" width="425" When you have completed the assignment that goes with the above videos and readings, go through the web site [|The Meatrix Interactive] as you mouse over images be sure to read the links that will help you understand the impact of agribusiness on our food supply and on our lives. Be sure to insert notes in the appropriate spots in the retrieval chart that is included in the assignment. Bon Appetite!

__**Lesson Two: Subsistence Farming [|What is subsistence Agriculture?] [|Food Crisis - the Facts] [|Responsible biotechnology is not the enemy - Starvation is By Jimmy Carter (former US President)]

[|PLAY THE THIRD WORLD FARMER GAME NOW]**__

Assignment for Lesson Two:

__**Lesson Three - Classroom Debate: Food - A Human Right**__

You will be given a biography of a person. You are to decide to what extent that person's food needs are met and to what extent they need to be fed better. This is a paper based exercise I will be handing out the information you need. It comes from a book, //Critical Challenges Across the Curriculum: Caring for Young People's Rights.//

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 * In preparation for the discussion watch the video below, and go to the interactive website below.

[|WFP Interactive Hunger]