20.4k views
0 votes
Michael Pollan discusses ""industrial organic"" agricultural systems in The Omnivore’s Dilemma. What is / are characteristic(s) of industrial organic agriculture discussed by Pollan?

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

The characteristics of industrial organic agriculture are:

  • economies of scale and mechanization
  • substitution of conventional inputs such as conventional fertilizer with organic fertilizers
  • bagging technology makes the transport of organic salads possible

Step-by-step explanation:

Pollan's book discusses how modern individuals have a disconnection between food and knowledge. Modern individuals just pick up their food and practically don't know anything about how that food got reached our tables.

User Jakub Piskorz
by
5.2k points