Description
Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central).
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
Do you know where your food comes from? Throughout history, self-sufficiency has been the norm for acquiring food such as grains, meats, fruits, and vegetables. People and nations grew their own food and traded only on a local level. Today, food trade between nations has intensified, food is shipped thousands of miles across the globe, and world trade in agricultural products exceeds $1 trillion annually.
Choose 1 of the foods from the following link that you may have in your fridge or pantry:
Click here for the list of foods and food information.
Complete the following:
- List and describe the food item, and include where it came from (check the label or Web site).
- Use this calculator to determine how far it has traveled to you. Answer the following questions (use the Internet and CTU library to form your opinions):
- How does the vast movement of food from one nation to another benefit or potentially harm developing nations? Are there benefits of importing food to developed or wealthy nations?
- There is an “eat local” initiative developing throughout the United States and Europe. What are the benefits to buying fresh, local foods? Are there drawbacks? Do you buy local?
- Can you live without the food item you chose? Is there a local substitute available?
- Knowing what you do of how global food trade affects the global market and the economies of individual countries, explain your position on buying this food item in the future.
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
- Did your peers' food travel further than yours?
- Do either of your foods require international trade?
- How did the benefits and drawbacks of eating local that you discussed compare with your peers' observations?
References
Food miles calculator. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.organiclinker.com/food-miles.cfm
Mark's fruit crops. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://fruit-crops.com
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: FOOD ITEM
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Where Your Food Comes From
Students’ Name
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FOOD ITEM
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Where Your Food Comes From
The orange is a globally popular round shaped citrus fruit renowned for its high
concentration of sweet juice. The orange has a finely textured coating and when ripe has an
orange color from both the inside and the outside. The ancestral origin of oranges is believed to
be from New Guinea and Australia. Over the years scientific hybridization techniques have been
done to improve on its production (Xu, Chen, Ruan, Chen, Zhu, Chen, and Chen, 2013). Worth a
note, oranges also contain a high concentration of vitamin c and fiber. Other micronutrients in an
orange are folic acid, vitamin B1, potassium, pantothenic acid, copper, and calcium. The orange
has health essential benefits, as it is a good source of fiber, energy, and nutrients. Notably, the
fruit orange has traveled an average an average distance of 3400 miles.
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