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HSB4U. Chapter 4. Bhutan. Gross National Happiness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqdqa4YNvI. Tourism Council of Bhutan. (2012). Where to go; what to do. Retrieved Oct. 15, 2012 from http://www.tourism.gov.bt/. Bhutan’s Enlightened Experiment. National Geographic, photos
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HSB4U Chapter 4
Bhutan • Gross National Happiness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqdqa4YNvI Tourism Council of Bhutan. (2012). Where to go; what to do. Retrieved Oct. 15, 2012 from http://www.tourism.gov.bt/
Bhutan’s Enlightened Experiment • National Geographic, photos • http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/03/bhutan/addario-photography
Where is Bhutan? • http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/bhutan-map/
Bhutan and Mass Culture/Infomated Households • What happened to Bhutanese families when they got more access to mass culture and families became infomated households?
Technology: An Agent of Social Change Anthropology – systems of land use
Canada’s Food System • “… an increasingly small group of companies have gained enormous power over Canada's food supply. • … four retailers control more than 70 per cent of grocery sales; • two companies control 95 per cent of finished cattle slaughter; • two control two-thirds of flour production; • globally, just 10 multinationals control two-thirds of proprietary seeds, the basis of food. • Many Canadian farmers … see little future in independent food production here, which is shocking given increasing world hunger. More than a third of our farmers, holding half of all farm assets, are set to retire and most don't want their children to farm. Corporations are most likely to snap up those farms.” Adapted from Webb, M. (2009, Oct. 15). Canada needs a national food strategy. Toronto Star. Retrieved Oct. 15, 2009 from www.thestar.com
Agricultural Societies • Horticultural Societies • Extensive • Intensive • Intensive Agriculture • Irrigation, flood irrigation • Plough, draft plough
Fires from Space NASA Earth Observatory. (2002, Sept. 14). Slash and burn agriculture in Brazil. Retrieved March 31, 2014 from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=2786 .
Modern Farming • Mechanization • Corporate over family farms • Scientific approach • Computerization • Dominant paradigm How were the above concepts portrayed in Beef Inc.?
GM Foods • Also known as GE (genetically engineered), GMO (genetically modified organisms) • Claims: • Needed in order to feed a growing population • Increase production • Make it sustainable (available for the future)
The World According to Monsanto • Fill in worksheet as we watch the video. • “Monsanto is a sustainable agriculture company. We deliver agricultural products that support farmers all around the world.” • http://www.monsanto.com/whoweare/pages/default.aspx
Monsanto At a Glance Fortune 500 Company Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri, United States Products: • Agricultural and vegetable seeds • Plant biotechnology traits • Crop protection chemicals Globally: • 21,183 employees • 404 facilities in 66 countries United States: • 10,277 employees • 146 facilities in 33 states