Food Systems and Trends Quiz

Horizontal shareholding allows corporations to reshape the global food industry and agriculture for their CEOs and shareholders without protecting farmers and people's health. It further strengthens the anti-competitive process and can lead to increased prices without competition.

Big finance and big tech are investing in technology sectors such as facial recognition, drones, remote sensing computers, artificial intelligence, and others, to gain access to farms and turn food systems into data.

The digitalization of farming may impact farmers by potentially forcing them to adopt technologies and data systems, whether they want to or not.

<p>Some of the concerns related to data exchange in the food industry include the high cost of storing and exchanging data, as well as potential privacy and security issues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large companies such as Bayer Monsanto, a leading producer of chemicals, and other agri-businesses have worked together to shape food systems through their interests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Horizontal shareholding is when large companies own shares in competing companies, allowing them to reshape the global food industry and agriculture without protecting farmers and people's health. This anti-competitive practice means they no longer have to compete with each other and can raise prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Big finance and big tech are investing in technology sectors for agriculture, with the plan to use data to make money. They are also interested in digital farming, using technologies like facial recognition, drones, remote sensing computers, and artificial intelligence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The digitalization of farming may lead to a loss of control for farmers, as big finance and big tech are pushing for digital farming, regardless of the farmers' preferences. Technologies like data-driven farming and the use of various technologies to access farms raise concerns about privacy and control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large companies like Bayer Monsanto have worked together to shape food systems through their interests. They are leading producers of chemicals and engage in horizontal shareholding, allowing them to reshape the global food industry and agriculture for their CEOs and shareholders without protecting farmers and people's health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of data and technology in the food industry can lead to the transformation of food systems into data. Technologies like facial recognition, drones, remote sensing computers, and artificial intelligence can provide access to farms, raising concerns about data privacy and control.</p> Signup and view all the answers