Commodity Chain Analysis

Project description Choose an entirely new food/commodity and perform a food chain analysis of it. Whichever option you choose your analysis should contain the following elements/dimensions. You may organize your paper along the lines of this analysis following it from Agricultural issues to Ethical and historical ones, but write up your analysis in a paragraph structure as you would any other essay. Use MLA annotation to cite your sources. 1)Agriculture a.Where are the principle ingredients grown or raised? (focus on only a few key ones) b.Describe and explain the means by which these ingredients are grown with attention to agricultural technology (machines, chemicals, irrigation, genetics) and labor (farmers, migrants, etc.) Environmental issues associated with this food. c.Who grows it? What percentage of retail returns to the farmer? 2)Processing a.Detail the transformation and processing that goes into making this product and who does this? 3)Marketing and Distribution a.How is the product marketed and distributed? b.Who sells its? c.What health claims are made about it d.How is it advertised? What stereotypes cultural associations are made in this advertising? 4)Consumption a.Who uses this product and why? Who doesnt and why? b.What roles does this food play in families, communities, nations, regions etc.? 5)Ethics and History a.What ethical issues are associated with this product? b.How was this product made and consumed in the past? c.Is the modern production of this product sustainable?