INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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A stockbroker investing in a company’s development and marketing of a pest-resistant soybean
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An entrepreneur who buys apples from local farmers and produces apple juice for resale
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A supermarket chain buying produce from large food producers and repackaging the product with recognizable brands to sell them to local consumers
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Researchers at a public land grant college developing hybridized corn that will increase yields and grow in colder climates
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following provides the best example of quinary economic activity? Explanation: Quinary economic activity is defined as research and higher education. Developing seeds at a public land grant college best fits this definition, because research is being applied to increase economic activity in another sector.
Detailed explanation-2: -Norman Ernest Borlaug (25 March 1914 – 12 September 2009) was an American agricultural scientist, and humanitarian. He is considered by some to be the “father of modern agriculture” and the father of the green revolution. He won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his life’s work.
Detailed explanation-3: -Commodity chains: A linked system of processes that gather resources, convert them into goods, package them for distribution, disperse them, and sell them on the market.