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… How and what we eat defines who we are. Food is both everywhere and nowhere, so normal that we … consider how radically the production and consumption of food have shaped not only human culture but the environment as well (and how radically the production of food has changed over time). Sample a little food history …

… company Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our food system. Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became … Teaching Excellence … Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future, brought to you by the History Department, the …

… In June 2009, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that, … a nineteen-year high, and over thirty countries experienced food riots. "Hunger seasons" have become the norm in many … parts of the global south, and women bear the brunt of this food shortage. According to ActionAid International, women …

… reached 8 billion, the United Nations announced “the worst food crisis in modern history.”  The phrase “ global … inflation, and extreme weather.  A 2022 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (2022), begins with …

… The United States says it will be scaling back food donations to impoverished countries because of soaring food prices. This announcement deals a devastating blow to the survival of many countries who depend on food aid. In nations like Sudan and Afghanistan, peace and …

… After World War II, canned foods became more and more common, along with a smorgasbord of other pre-prepared, processed foods: Jellos, TV dinners, frozen peas, dehydrated juices, … and Katherine Weiss. … After World War II, canned foods became more and more common, along with a smorgasbord …

… and berries of all kinds. Before the locavore, organic food movement emerged, villagers and townspeople in Ukraine … of growing, cooking and preserving fresh, local, organic food. Food—getting it, husbanding it, putting it up—formed a major …

… on only a handful of commercial plant varieties for our food supply. And we see signs everywhere of what some … 7,000 plant species have been cultivated or collected for food. But today, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), fewer than 150 …

… warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan government. Following World War II, food shipments were an integral aspect of the Marshall Plan. … Afghan government made a drought appeal for international food donations. To date, this appeal has not been fully …

… generation, which well understood the relationship between food and peace abroad.   The immediate postwar era provides … reconstruction program could get under way, there had to be food aid for several European nations.  This interim aid … the Congress with bipartisan support and sent much-needed food and supplies to Europe.  One report called the food …

… War left destruction far beyond the battlefields of Europe. Food supplies were devastated, and recovery would not come … Relief Administration, led by Herbert Hoover, provided food aid to Europe’s hungry long after the guns fell silent … following the 1918 Armistice.   In 1920, because Europe’s food production had not rebounded enough for them to feed …

… We are facing a world food crisis of unparalleled proportions. Our reliance on … and the health of our planet. Solutions from lab-grown food to vegan diets to strictly local food consumption are often discussed, but a central question …

… the taste of the pasta and sauce. In this sense, it is a food source that completely disconnects “food” and “source.” During the 19 th  century, Americans … that only the most ignorant consumers would buy their food without knowing where it came from. Americans knew …

… much of the world media was reporting on a global crisis in food. A seemingly inexorable rise in the price of basic food supplies in 2007-2008 threatened poor populations … to contain the social unrest that followed. To explain this food crisis to an audience in St. Louis in May 2008, …

… has overwhelmed aid agencies. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says that more than 11 million people desperately need life-saving food aid. Will Americans respond? History suggests that they … Millions were forced to flee their communities in search of food, but there was little to find. A letter published by …

… 1945, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower warned of the consequences of food shortages in Belgium and Holland, noting “the result … and disorders.” The United States and its allies provided food for the hungry even during the push to finish off the … part of the Netherlands. U.S. and British planes airlifted food, and days later Canadian truck convoys helped bring …

… In an age of the Food Network, Gourmet magazine, and Bon Appétit podcasts, it … as it is about cuisine.  The changes occurring in French food were intimately connected with the radical shifts in … University, Pinkard describes a revolution in the way food was conceived and produced over the course of seven …

… activity where students will consider the question of how food cultures differ around the world. The bulk of the … the original article that highlights the effects of the food disparity around the world. Following this, students … … Feast and Famine: Exploring Differences in Global Food Cultures …

… on February 24, 2022, international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United … to the world price of staples such as wheat and to the food security of developing countries.   While one would … expect an organization such as the FAO to be informed on food questions, the sheer number of stories in the popular …

… would result as human populations exceeded the supply of food.  In 1968, Paul Ehrlich predicted that hundreds of … as the normal crops failed, they had to rely on "famine foods": edible but unappetizing fruits, vegetables, seeds, leaves, pods, and shoots.  When food was available but expensive, people often purchased …

… patients and then called for increased international food aid for the Ethiopians. “I am not a politician,” she … response to the Ethiopian famine: massive amounts of food aid but little concern for the local and global … organizations decided to funnel the majority of food aid through the Ethiopian government in the south …

… Erin Burnett ominously described "the skyrocketing price of food" and its effect on Americans' budgets. According to the report, the pain of rising food costs extends beyond the nuclear family to the nation's … Burnett that he can no longer afford fresh vegetables, seafood, and other nutritious items. "We used to have fresh …

… cities have seen increases in the need for emergency food aid. These findings coincide with a Feeding America … feeding. When schools close for the summer distribution of food becomes a huge problem.   Fixing this problem requires … help spread the word about summer feeding, the problem of food distribution can largelybe solved at the local level. …