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One of the biggest world wars in history created some major changes to the food supply.
-Laws were introduced to ration food, foods such as butter, meat, and sugar.
-Flour was in short supply so soldiers made bread with dried ground up turnips.
-Soldiers food was cooked in two large vats so food borne illness were common. -
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Economic downfall caused major changes with food.
-Gardens were more popular.
-School lunch programs started during this era.
-Farmers suffered because of excess supply and low demand. -
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The development of agricultural technology and exchanges that increased agricultural production worldwide. This really helped the developing world.
-Farmers increased they're use of nitrogen fertilizer.
-In India and Asia, new dwarf wheats and rices created a ‘Green Revolution' for themselves, doubling yielding their crops.
-US farmers began growing wheat genetic crosses from the new asian wheats. -
When organic food became the more popular food choice.
-Congress passed the organic food production act that made a national standard for the food 1990
-Rodale press promoted gardening to general public
-Large scale organic farm movements began popping up -
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Genetically altered foods become more popular.
-Calgen's flavr savr delayed ripening tomato was the first sold gmo food but it was unsuccessful.
-non gmo label began in 2012 with numi tea products
-it's speculated that gmos contribute to higher allergy rates -
