Using the Messages from the Past Section of This Chapter

question 20

Essay

Using the Messages from the Past section of this chapter as a jumping off point, discuss the possibility that domesticated plants and animals that were major sources of food in antiquity (other than those that are currently our most significant food sources) can make a contribution to feeding people in the present.

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Definitions:

Food for Peace

A U.S. government program designed to combat world hunger through the donation and sale of U.S. food to developing countries.

Price Supports

Government interventions to maintain the market price of a commodity or product above its equilibrium level, often to protect producers' incomes.

American Exports

Items and services manufactured in the United States that are marketed to other countries.

Less-Developed Countries

Nations with a lower living standard, underdeveloped industrial base, and low Human Development Index relative to other countries.