Palmer goes on to writes “The cotton plant needs about 50 percent more water per season than hemp, which can grow with little irrigation…cotton uses more than four times as much water as hemp” (Palmer). Along with what Brian Palmer wrote, Kristoffer James right in his article “Why to Choose Hemp Over Cotton” writes “Cotton consumes 25% of the world’s insecticides and 10% of the world’s pesticides… Most hemp is grown without pesticides/insecticides” (James). Kristoffer James goes on to write “It takes about 1,400 gallons of water to produce just one pound of cotton… Hemp requires only half that” (James). Both Palmer and James show that
Sweatshops may exist in any country but are more commonly found in LEDC’s. Many of the clothes sold in retail outlets in MEDC’s are manufactured in factories in LEDC’s. In many industries, including the fashion industry, jobs have been lost in MEDC’s because goods and clothes can be produced (manufactured) cheaply and more efficiently in the poorer parts of the world. This is because manufacturing overseas is cheaper; the wages there are lower, due to lots of workers being available and there being no minimum wage. Therefore manufacturers make bigger profit.
Eli Whitney was the first person to build the cotton gin machine in the 1700’s. This machine separated the cotton seed from the cotton fiber faster than the slaves could do. Whitney machine could clean up to fifty pounds daily making it very profitable for the South. A lot of men lost their jobs because of the cotton gin. But was needed more for clean up after the machine had come through the fields.
With Pakistan having such a low GDP it ‘s we see a large percentage of their population working in agriculture making crops etc. very important to their lives. Cumbria still lies at a big disadvantage and risk to flooding due to its urbanization, which Pakistan has little of. Due to Cumbria’s large economic advantages many factors are added which can increase flooding such as the large areas of impermeable pavements causing reduced lag time. Other factors can include Gutters and Drains quickly taking water to the rivers.
Bargaining power of denim fabric suppliers is low due to the low margins and intense competition. Threat of substitutes is high as there is no switching cost and many other apparel types are available. Bargaining power of buyers is also established as a high threat. Before the recession premium denim brands targeted “aspirational” middle – class consumers, but this target group had traded down in 2009 to less
available for their patients, but the sales fee for the scooter is exorbitant and prohibitive for most customers. Our new heavy duty model will support up to 400 lbs. and the price is comparable with our regular model
dishwashers and therefore water wastage is less likely. However, most people in LICS buy their water from informal venders and therefore it’s hard to know whether this water was extracted correctly which means that water is more likely to be wasted during the process. Although it is unlikely that individuals in LICS can overuse clean water supply, total use as a whole country could also contribute to water resources being drained. In developed countries such as USA and UK the figure shows that GDP is high and water costs are low. As water is inexpensive people in HICS have a much better quality of life as the can use water for luxuries and every home has access to running water.
The median per capita income is about $16,000.00 less than the national average and less that 50 percent of the adults over 25 have graduated high school” (413). Mr. Robinson works a part time job to make an extra dollar (415) which in turn leads to less time with his daughters and therefore the habits that they all have learned about eating can’t be addressed as a family. The circumstances leading to this way of life for the Robinson family play a major role in the outcome. An individual who lacks the income necessary to purchase healthy food may turn to cheaper, unhealthy food. Haygood‘s essay implies the financial burden of purchasing more expensive foods limits the ability to choose a healthy lifestyle.
The finding was that on average energy dense food cost $1.76 per 1000 calories, while low energy nutritious food cost $18.16 per 1,000 calories. (“Dope, A High Price for Healthy Food”) This basically shows that unhealthy food are a better bargain for people who are tight on money. The bad thing about it is that the prices for healthy food are continuing to rise while “junk food” is relatively the same or a tad bit lower. America's low income families are therefore In a cycle where since they can't afford healthy food they eat bad, which in turns leads to bad health which leads then leads to high insurance and medical bills which ultimately causes them to get poorer or remain at the bottom of the pyramid. Why is healthy food so much more expensive than regular food?
Healthcare accessibility is also a huge factor. A huge percentage of the world has universal healthcare, although this does not mean that a country without it has a low life expectancy. For example the U.S. does not have universal healthcare but still has a relatively high life expectancy of 78.49. Consumerism is a factor as North American countries have such a high food consumerism rate that it has become to a fault. Where a country like Uganda has such a low consumerism rate that they are in the deepest of poverty.