Globalization In food

Globalization (or globalisation ; see spelling differences ) is the increasing interaction of people through the growth of the international flow of money, ideas and culture. It involves goods and services, and the economic resources of capital, technology and data. Advances in the means of transport (such as the steam locomotive , steamship , jet engine , and container ships ) and in telecommunications infrastructure (including the rise of the telegraph and its modern offspring, the Internet and mobile phones ) have been major factors in globalization, generating further interdependence of economic and cultural activities. Though many scholars place the origins of globalization in modern times , others trace its history long before the European Age of Discovery and voyages to the New World , some even to the third millennium BC. Large-scale globalization began in the 1820s. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the connectivity of the world's economies and c...

1 GEOGRAPHIC SETTING AND ENVIRONMENT The Republic of Indonesia consists of five large islands and thousands of smaller islands (about 6,000 of which are inhabited), with a total area of 1,919,440 square kilometers (741,100 square miles). The country's soil and climate support a number of agricultural crops, with sugar being the largest commercial crop. Indonesia is the world's third largest producer of coffee (after Brazil and Colombia), the the second-largest producer of palm oil (after Malaysia). Rice production increased during the 1980s and 1990s. Because of improved agricultural techniques, Indonesia now grows almost enough rice to meet the country's demands. However, the unrestricted use of fertilizers and pesticides has also resulted in significant damage to the environment. 2 HISTORY AND FOOD Indonesia's 17,508 islands have attracted traders, pirates, and adventurers from all over th...