Production and trades of foods have gained increasing importance in economic and social debates since the 1950’s, since when European countries and the United States have been concerned with policies to encourage agriculture and livestock production. The “Farm Bill” in the United States and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the European Union were created to ensure access of the population to staple food, allaying the ghost of scarcity during the periods of the Great Wars and the crisis in the 1930’s.
Agriculture went through a period of production and productivity increase, using a new technological package: agricultural mechanization, chemical ferti
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