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    farms for industrializing their farming practices and sacrificing good animal husbandry practices for increases in production. Singer indicates the ridiculous amount of animals affected by factory farm mistreatment by stating “[t]he use and abuse of animals raised for food far exceeds‚ in sheer numbers of animals affected‚ any other kind of mistreatment” (“Down on” 19). Singer evaluates the reasoning behind factory farmer’s unethical practices‚ and concludes that “farming is competitive and the methods

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    not necessarily increase sales but will reduce the chance of sales loss from consumer concerns. Hughes (1995) Food companies have pursued lower costs by implementing factory farming. It helped in reducing the costs‚ but it violated the animal welfare‚ which is issue of corporate social responsibility. organic farming (general exclusion of synthetic fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ and other chemicals) was 31% higher in cost. Bornett et al. (2003) consumer willingness to pay more for improved animal

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    Peter Singer and Jim Mason have written a book entitled The Ethics of What We Eat. Pages 241-248 of this book discuss the idea of whether factory farming is ethical or not. For this short reflection paper I will discuss the ideas that they brought up about the ethics of factory farming‚ while at the same time bringing in my views of factoring farming and the ethics behind animal treatment. The first issue that they bring up is that‚ “Factory farms are designed on the principle that ‘animals are

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    animals went through while they were still alive. This paper will provide an argument on why factory farming is cruel to animals. Factory animals suffer so much for nothing in return. Animals are put through intolerable conditions and are treated poorly. At the end of the paper the reader will understand why it is important to gain knowledge of how animals are treated in factory farms. Argument Farming since the 1920’s has changed dramatically. Vitamin A & D was discovered in the 1920’s and farmers

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    you choose? Conventionally grown produce generally costs less‚ but is organic food safer or more nutritious? Get the facts before you shop. Conventional vs. organic farming The word "organic" refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products‚ such as fruits‚ vegetables‚ grains‚ dairy products and meat. Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution. Farmers who grow organic produce and meat don’t use conventional methods to fertilize

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    profit-driven and efficiency-oriented‚ farming was gradually getting mechanical‚ chemical‚ and biotechnological. In addition to delivering the knowledge and techniques to farms‚ economists found “it was necessary to decontextualized the farm enterprise from the community and household setting in which it was embedded” (Lyson‚ 2004). There used to be mostly family labor in family farming. In order to overcome the problems in labor division and transform farming into a fully functional assembly line

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    farmers produce enough food to feed the world? Discuss this question commenting on the place of organic farming in sustainable food systems In order for organic farming to produce enough food for the world in a sustainable system‚ limiting factors to production in the organic system need to be overcome. Through yields outputs to primarily disease control and fertilizers‚ this method of farming could solve global hunger and world starvation‚ giving us a On the other hand‚ conventional agricultural

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    organic farming‚ the use of pesticides is one hundred percent eliminated to ensure healthy and useable soil that will last and keep their foods purely organic and natural. Along with soil Dahl 2 erosion‚ the use of biochemicals in conventional farming and agriculture deprives the soil of its natural pesticides and elements. With lack of its natural nutrients‚ soil becomes solely useable for one type of agriculture in contrast to the biodiversity of organic farming. Because organic farming is so biodiverse

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    in as many ways as possible. Organic foods have grown nationally‚ are healthier and safer to consume than conventionally farmed foods‚ and are beneficial to the environment. Originally‚ there was no such thing as organic or conventional foods. All farming was organic as there were no pesticides available. However‚ as the demand for foods increased‚ farmers had to figure out how to increase the production of their product‚ as well as preserving the food to be available for longer periods of time; therefore

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    Pre-Feasibility Study ENVIORNMENTALLY CONTROLLED DAIRY FARM (50 AMERICAN COWS) Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Government of Pakistan www.smeda.org.pk HEAD OFFICE 6th Floor LDA Plaza Egerton Road‚ Lahore Tel 111 111 456‚ Fax 6304926-7 helpdesk@smeda.org.pk REGIONAL OFFICE PUNJAB REGIONAL OFFICE SINDH 5TH Floor‚ Bahria Complex II‚ M.T. Khan Road‚ Karachi. Tel: (021) 111-111-456 Fax: (021) 5610572 helpdesk-khi@smeda.org.pk REGIONAL OFFICE NWFP Ground Floor State Life Building

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