How many billion dollars does the organic industry generate? - It generates 43 billion dollars and it took two decades to become a thriving busines: "The inspirational success story that in less than two decades has transformed into a $ 43-billion-dollar powerhouse" (L. 3 to 5) , What is the percentage of their representation in the agricultural industry? - It represents only 1% in the agricultural industry: "Less than 1% of US farmland is certified organic" (L. 8 to 10), Is the demand of the US consumers "sluggish"? - No, there is an increasing demand for organic food: "Quite the opposite: consumers want more organic food than domestic farmers can supply. " (L. 14), What is the consequence on food supplies? -  Retailers, companies and manufacturers are forced to import organic food. (L.15 to 18), What keeps the organic market share so low? - Farmers have to wait THREE YEARS before labelling their crops as organic: " According to the way the USDA standard is written, conventional farmers MUST use organic methods before they can call their crops organic." (L. 26 to 29) , What do they do during these three years? - The farmers spend three years cleansing the soil before they sell organic food: " It takes time to rebuild soil health the way organic standards stipulate with compost, manure, cover crops and other products" (L. 33, 34), Why is organic food more expensive according to the text? - Because organic farming demands a labor intensive production method which has an impact on "the market premium paid on certified crops" (L. 37 to 41), Why is it an economic conundrum? Explain - Because farmers cannot afford this expensive method: "Many farmers cannot afford this transiton without the extra pay" (L. 43 to 45), What is the alternative to that issue? What are the farmers allowed to do? - They are allowed to get a "certified transitional label" which is an in-between label before they can get the official one., What is the goal of that "certified transitional" label? - To educate people about this in-between label and convince the consumers to pay more for it. (L. 49 to 52),

Future food in the US

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Flash cards is an open-ended template. It does not generate scores for a leaderboard.

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?