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It begins with a summary of the content then followed by an evaluation and critique of the content.The chapter highlights historical background, development of soya production in the United States and Brazil.
Political Ecology of World Food System
This chapter begins with a poem from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the poem is relevant to the introductory section of the chapter titled, Secret ingredients. This section talks about lecithin, an ingredient commonly used in food processing. The author reveals that lecithin, a by product of soybeans is widely used commercially as an emulsifier and makes chocolate slurry better suited for mass production, preservation and mass distribution.
Soya beans are popularly used for production of animal feeds and vegetable oils. In fact, the author mentions that 70% of vegetable oil are products of soybeans. Soya bean production has not been consistent, during the First World War; the traditional supply was interrupted prompting the United States to set up low-grade imports from Manchuria and other East European countries. During the Great Depression years, United States Department of Agriculture widely promoted the growth of soya beans. This marked the beginning of oil production as Archer Daniel adopted the European technology model.
The author investigates the conditions that led to the high production...
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