1. Reading Guide- distributed in class
2. Article Review #1- you choose an article in class and I will provide you a copy. Electronic copies coming.
3. Article Review #2- choose TWO articles from below and complete TWO of the following (one for each article):
article review OR 7 steps to the main idea. You MUST choose AT LEAST ONE Brazil article and one other.
Choices:
2. Article Review #1- you choose an article in class and I will provide you a copy. Electronic copies coming.
3. Article Review #2- choose TWO articles from below and complete TWO of the following (one for each article):
article review OR 7 steps to the main idea. You MUST choose AT LEAST ONE Brazil article and one other.
Choices:
- The New Face of Hunger- food insecurity in America- what hungry looks like in a developed country.
- The Next Breadbasket- can Africa's fertile farmland feed the world??
- The Next Green Revolution- can science solve our food crisis?
- The Carnivore's Diet- is America's love of meat bad for the planet?
- If none of these sound good to you, check out http://food.nationalgeographic.com/ There are a lot of options, so scroll down until you find one that really catches your attention. In your reflection, tie your articles/thoughts to a concept discussed in class (positives/negatives of Green Revolution, sustainability, development, population, politics, etc,)
- Chicago Food Deserts and Creating Oases in Food Deserts (read these together, they are short!) - the scarcity of healthy food on the South and West sides is declining, who has the responsibility to fix this problem?
- Role of Women in Agricultural Chains- Women are the backbone of the development of rural and national economies. They comprise 43% of the world’s agricultural labor force, which rises to 70% in some countries.
- The Good Farmer- In the land of plenty, more than 50 million Americans, including one in five children, don’t always know where their next meal is coming from. That’s unacceptable, says Howard G. Buffet- Midwestern farmer, philanthropist, and son of Warren—who is working to strike back against hunger, starting in the breadbasket.
- Agriculture, strategic to Brazil's Growth- how agriculture has helped Brazil's development
- The development of Brazilian agriculture: future technological challenges and opportunities-Ensuring food security for the worlds population over the coming decades will face the challenges of a larger world population, greater urbanization, limited natural resources, higher levels of income, and stronger links between the agricultural and biofuel markets- what does Brazil's future hold?
- China and Brazil in African Agriculture- (you have to open the PDF on the page) Can China and Brazil help Africa "feed itself"?
- Brazilian Agriculture- an intro
- Brazilian agricultureThe miracle of the cerrado- An Economist article, our favorite: Brazil has revolutionized their farms, can they do the same for others?
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