week 1

Week 1: Day one
Louise Fresco Ted talk

And some thought questions:

Why is it ‘good’ that fewer people are in ag?
What is the difference between artisanal bread and ‘modern’ bread?
Why is that bread associated with modernity? Or, what is modern about bread?
Why is it significant that we have become removed from our bread?
What is the fallacy she talks about? What are the implications of this for farmers in relatively poor/rural areas? 
Why don’t we want to go back to small-scale production, according to Ms. Fresco?
What is her solution? What is your response to this?

Week 1: Day two
Jennifer Clapp: Unpacking the World Food Economy

Thoguth questions:

Why should we know the details of the global food system?
 What are implications of the middle spaces she talks about? How do they function?
What does it mean that something is traded as a commodity? What else could it be traded as?
What is the relationship between percent employed in Ag and overall GDP? Where is Ag in the theory of economic transition?
How did WWII facilitate globalization of food, and why was the US a major player in this?
Discuss and make sure everyone understands the four key forces behind the expansion of the world economy.
What were trade liberalization policies (think about timelines of who was opening and when?) US needed to export somewhere. Pressure to open up developing economies.
Discuss and ensure that everyone understands the three features of the world food system.
What are ways of resisting this system, as listed in the article or are there any other ways?

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