Green Revolution Mass Production was a system used in various time periods as a benefitting factor toward a certain situation. Mass production was stemmed out during the times of World War I and was later on used as a system for other wars. Mass production was not only limited to wars, but instead it was also used in the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution began around the 1930s and made its change on the food system. It changed how agriculture worked and altered how food was produced. Mass production and the Green Revolution can be directly related to each other because mass production benefitted the Green Revolution. Through the film, Food Inc., the Green Revolution served as a change and an initiation to the development of social and …show more content…
Viewers of the film can see the Green Revolution is an example of mass production because mass production is the main system used during this revolution. Assembly lines are a technique that is stemmed out of the system of mass production. During the Green Revolution, assembly lines were used to make production of food more efficient. Food had to be over produced and in a fast way to support the growing population. People had designated jobs and did only one specific task. Their task was monotonous. Viewers can also see the assembly line present in fast food restaurants. McDonalds was the first fast food chain restaurant to use the assembly line at a work place. Similar to factories, each person was assigned a certain task. One’s task might be cooking the patties and another might be cutting the potatoes. Assembly lines made work more sufficient. It increased the speed and amount of productivity. Today, the assembly line is still used in these fast food chain restaurants. One fast food place that can be easily seen doing this is In-N-Out. Walking into In-N-Out, the customers can see the system or the workers. Each worker has a specific job within the restaurant and is only trained to do that one thing. This is why it made it easy for workers to be replaced because the tasks were …show more content…
Similarly to World War I’s mass production, the mass production in the Green Revolution has similar working conditions. Some people might say that it benefits people because it creates more jobs and creates jobs even for the undocumented. This is true, but laborers are working in bad conditions. The factories they are working in or the monotonous jobs they do can cause them long-term health problems. It can harm them physically and mentally. In some cases, their jobs do not bring joy to them and can ultimately lead to depression. Workers in factories are also paid low wages. They are not paid fairly by the corporation. Since most of these workers are undocumented, they are not paid the minimum wage of the state. This shows the inequality of the workers versus the owners of the factories. The idea of health issues and financial cost plays a role in the negative effect that the progression leads
Even though the green revolution has stopped starvation in some parts of the world, it has also caused some. The green revolution was the use of new technology to grow food for the people of the world that started in the 1950’s. These new technologies include such things as Gmo’s, pesticides, fertilizers. The main goal was to stop hunger and make second and third world countries better and not living in poverty. The green revolution raised the amount of food in the world, made the world's population increase at a dangerous rate and harmed and damaged the earth and its people.
The Green Revolution refers to development in technology and initiatives used in agriculture in the 1930s to the 1960s. It increased agricultural production worldwide, particularly in developing nations. The leader of this revolution is Norman Borlaug, otherwise known as “Father of the Green Revolution.” The Green Revolution had many causes and consequences from 1945 to the present. Some causes were the inadequate amount of food available and land degradation. However, there were also consequences both negative and positive such as the new conflicts emerging and increase food supply.
After reading McKibben and Hurst’s articles in the book Food Matters, both authors present arguments on “industrial farming”, and although Hurst provides a realistic sense on farming, McKibben’s suggestions should be what we think about.
Another critical issue that is undertaken throughout the body of work is the equal representation of all races and preservation of heritage and customs. This crisis is a focal point of Lemonade because it poses a significant threat to the minorities in today’s society.
After the industrial revolution the use of machinery increased tremendously. Machines and big factories were being built to speed up the process of production. Like most things being mass produced food was no exception. The idea of CAFO’s (condensed animal feeding operations) made food a business. In Dow’s presentation he spoke about the issues with CAFO’s and why they should be avoided. CAFO’s are very fast productions because they want to produce as much as possible with the least amount of effort. Big companies that mass produce animals in this way are putting smaller farms out of business. Small farm businesses cannot keep up with efficiency or quantity. Small farms can be very successful if they have the right consumers and that the demand
As mentioned previously war time creates hardships and sometimes those hardships are difficult to recover from. The outcome of the Mexican Revolution included millions of peasants being killed. Marentes describes peasants as hard-working, highly skilled agricultural labors. With the loss of so many peasants the harvest became scarce and many were lacking work. The Mexican government was unable to replenish resources and improve the way of life in Mexico causing ...
In addition, foreign companies can come to Maquiladoras and produce their export goods and receive wide range of benefits such as being exempts from income and property taxes (Wise, 2003 p.173). Regrettably, when Mexican government tries to make changes, companies threaten to pull their factories in Mexico (Wise 2003). Due to capitalism, government has little control over working condition and wages, which allows the big corporations(capitalist) to exploit their workers(proletariat). As a result of long working hours and the type of work, many workers alienated themselves from the task at work. Through their day, worker move like robots repeating the same task over and over again (movie, Ritzer 161). This is a direct violation of Marx ideas of human nature because capitalism is causing workers to “an often boring and stultifying means of the fulfillment of the only end that really matters in capitalism-earning to survive money” (Rizter
It is clear that many aspects of human life have been corrupted in one way or another. Although not all of these corruptions are seen, many are right in front of us. If we just opened our eyes we could see the the harsh reality in many things. Something is simply as the food we eat, many of times has a much more complex and dark truth then we as humans could even imagine. The meat we eat isnt always prepared the way we may think it is. The vegatables we consume may not always be grow the way with think. For it is true that many of these processes have been heavyily altered over the years and the findings through film, articles, books and interviews are strartling. Two films "Food inc" and "Our Daily Bread" both depict the harsh reality of Americas
The food machine video was both entertaining and very informative. It was intriguing to learn that so many thousands of pounds of food are being produced each day. This video really shows what the agriculture industry does for America. As America continues to grow, the amount of food being produced continues to grow as well. For example, the video states that close to 13 million tons of tomatoes are being produced each year. Also, half of a million ton of tomatoes are processed weekly. That is an immense mass of tomatoes. People have got to eat, and they are demanding vast quantities of food. Producing large amounts of food has been challenging for the agriculture industry, yet technology continues to increase and makes the process easier for the industry. In Food Machine, the narrator compares food production in America during the 1930’s to food production during present day America. He announces that during the last 60 years, American farmer have tripled the amount of crops they yield.
First, take the production of the famous McDonald's French fry. During the chain's early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were peeled, cut into shoestrings, and fried in McDonald's kitchens. As the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labor costs, reduce the numb...
I watched the documentary Fed Up. It is about how sugar is the real cause of the obesity epidemic. Katie Couric discussed how diet and exercise became the mantra of health professionals and physicians a few decades ago, and has remained their recommendation for weight loss. The rise of the popularity of the “eat less, exercise more” idea mirrored the rise of people suffering from overweight and obesity throughout the same period of time. People are being told it is their fault they are overweight and obese, when in reality government officials are being pressured by food companies and lobbyists to not demonize sugar, to not place restrictions on sugar, and not to place a recommended daily allowance
Green Revolution refers to an agricultural renovation that pertains to research and practices which used modified crops, proper irrigation and modern agricultural technology. Through the Green Revolution, agricultural production increased massively all over the world. Despite the success of the Green Revolution, there are still qualms on whether it is actually good or not.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a Steven Spielberg science fiction drama film, which conveys the story of a younger generation robot, David, who yearns for his human mother’s love. David’s character stimulates the mind-body question. What is the connection between our “minds” and our bodies?
Before the mass production of food, farming was small and family based. People knew where their food was coming from and what was put into producing it. Real food consisted of fruits and vegetables that were in season and meats from animals that were grass fed and able to move freely throughout the pasture they lived in. As the population grew there was a need for a more efficient, cheap, and productive way of farming, therefore corporate farming was introduced on a large
...became expensive. This directly transmitted down to the consumers as the food prices rose globally. This incidence led to global unrest and many people died due to hunger and poverty. This situation needs to be prevented from happening again. A sustainable and economical food production process, that is not dependent on oil cost should be developed to avert such a crisis (Steger, Goodman & Wilson, 2013).