Cornucopia
Understanding Health through Understanding Agriculture
Business & Finance, Marketing & Sales, Consumer Behaviour, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, Industries & Professions, Industries
| Author: | D. Patrick Johnson | ISBN: | 9780761855972 |
| Publisher: | Hamilton Books | Publication: | December 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Hamilton Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. Patrick Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9780761855972 |
| Publisher: | Hamilton Books |
| Publication: | December 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Hamilton Books |
| Language: | English |
Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S. and world food production. He also discusses the role of agricultural policies in the on-going "food for fuel" debate, as well as the linkages between agricultural outputs and health outcomes. As the U.S. battles with a burgeoning epidemic of dietary disease - including some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in the developed world - it is especially important to understand where our food comes from and its relation to health, nutrition, and economic mobility. Ensuring America's health and well-being requires us to first return to the farm.
Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S. and world food production. He also discusses the role of agricultural policies in the on-going "food for fuel" debate, as well as the linkages between agricultural outputs and health outcomes. As the U.S. battles with a burgeoning epidemic of dietary disease - including some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in the developed world - it is especially important to understand where our food comes from and its relation to health, nutrition, and economic mobility. Ensuring America's health and well-being requires us to first return to the farm.
