THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE?
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Resumo: | The unfortunates had been walking all day. They were tired and hungry. The fictitious hunger of the Juazeiro scrub, which extended from an indecisive red clay dotted with white spots that were bones, portrayed by Graciliano Ramos in Vidas Secas still exists, but now it is predominantly political. More than two centuries have passed since the industrial revolution, and most of humanity is ignorant of the way their food is produced and grown. In the Brazilian agricultural industry, there are no more secrets, modesty or discretion capable of omitting the information that, in intensive production establishments, whether in corn, soy, sugar cane or even in living beings, submission to environments that disregard their demands and instinctive behaviors are repeated, common places. They are inoculators, solubilizers, fertilizers, nematicides, fungicides and several other management practices, sometimes inadequate, from poor hygiene to painful mutilations, surgical castration, tail docking, clipping of teeth, early weaning and overcrowded environments. This unhealthy system motivates the use of antibiotics aimed at curing infections in therapeutic use, but also prophylacticly, including for growth stimulation purposes. However, excessive and reckless use favors and intensifies the natural selection process of microorganisms, causing the emergence of generations of bacteria with multiple resistance. A dramatic health problem experienced in everyday life. The result: Salmonella, Eimeria and Clostridium, among others. Is it the pains of progress? But what about progress, is it sustainable? A frequent response to positive news related to health, prosperity and well-being is the belief that such a situation is unsustainable. While, in an exorbitant way, the proliferation spreads around the world, the Earth's natural resources are voraciously consumed, showing indifference in relation to its limitations, contaminating the entire surroundings with pollution and waste, accelerating the arrival of a moment of accountability with the environment. Undoubtedly, it is not presumed that the mere conception of environmental problems is a self-evident truth. From the individual perspective, the Earth presents itself as something infinite, and humanity's effects on it seem devoid of relevance. Looking at the planet from a scientific perspective, a disturbing reality is revealed. Microscopic scrutiny exposes the presence of pollutants that surreptitiously poison not only the human species, but also those we revere and on whom we are interdependent. On the other hand, the macroscopic analysis reveals the harmful effects on the ecosystem, whose repercussions, although they may seem imperceptible in the face of each isolated action, add up to a looting tragedy. If overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution cannot decimate humanity, climate change certainly will. From farm to table, it is necessary to establish a confluence between Human Rights and food safety in agribusiness, in order to overcome the great challenge: Is it possible to solve pains and reduce costs to increase production and benefit the environment, honoring the inter-American regulatory standards, of to converge interests between Human Rights and Business? This work, therefore, as a preliminary essay to the auspicious scientific article that is approaching, aiming, even if superficially, to answer the research problem, focused on a qualitative study, of a descriptive nature, with the accomplishment of a bibliographical research, adopting as a theoretical reference, the Business and Human Rights Report, presented by Soledad García Muñoz to the IACHR. |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE?O FUTURO DO PRESENTE: A BIOTECNOLOGIA E O PRETÉRITO IMPERFEITO DA HUMANIDADE. QUANDO O NIRVANA DE EXTINGUIR A FOME SE TORNOU UM PROBLEMA DE SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E AMBIENTAL?Segurança alimentarEmpresaDireitos HumanosAgronegócio sustentávelMeio ambienteFood safetyCompanyHuman rightsSustainable agribusinessEnvironmentThe unfortunates had been walking all day. They were tired and hungry. The fictitious hunger of the Juazeiro scrub, which extended from an indecisive red clay dotted with white spots that were bones, portrayed by Graciliano Ramos in Vidas Secas still exists, but now it is predominantly political. More than two centuries have passed since the industrial revolution, and most of humanity is ignorant of the way their food is produced and grown. In the Brazilian agricultural industry, there are no more secrets, modesty or discretion capable of omitting the information that, in intensive production establishments, whether in corn, soy, sugar cane or even in living beings, submission to environments that disregard their demands and instinctive behaviors are repeated, common places. They are inoculators, solubilizers, fertilizers, nematicides, fungicides and several other management practices, sometimes inadequate, from poor hygiene to painful mutilations, surgical castration, tail docking, clipping of teeth, early weaning and overcrowded environments. This unhealthy system motivates the use of antibiotics aimed at curing infections in therapeutic use, but also prophylacticly, including for growth stimulation purposes. However, excessive and reckless use favors and intensifies the natural selection process of microorganisms, causing the emergence of generations of bacteria with multiple resistance. A dramatic health problem experienced in everyday life. The result: Salmonella, Eimeria and Clostridium, among others. Is it the pains of progress? But what about progress, is it sustainable? A frequent response to positive news related to health, prosperity and well-being is the belief that such a situation is unsustainable. While, in an exorbitant way, the proliferation spreads around the world, the Earth's natural resources are voraciously consumed, showing indifference in relation to its limitations, contaminating the entire surroundings with pollution and waste, accelerating the arrival of a moment of accountability with the environment. Undoubtedly, it is not presumed that the mere conception of environmental problems is a self-evident truth. From the individual perspective, the Earth presents itself as something infinite, and humanity's effects on it seem devoid of relevance. Looking at the planet from a scientific perspective, a disturbing reality is revealed. Microscopic scrutiny exposes the presence of pollutants that surreptitiously poison not only the human species, but also those we revere and on whom we are interdependent. On the other hand, the macroscopic analysis reveals the harmful effects on the ecosystem, whose repercussions, although they may seem imperceptible in the face of each isolated action, add up to a looting tragedy. If overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution cannot decimate humanity, climate change certainly will. From farm to table, it is necessary to establish a confluence between Human Rights and food safety in agribusiness, in order to overcome the great challenge: Is it possible to solve pains and reduce costs to increase production and benefit the environment, honoring the inter-American regulatory standards, of to converge interests between Human Rights and Business? This work, therefore, as a preliminary essay to the auspicious scientific article that is approaching, aiming, even if superficially, to answer the research problem, focused on a qualitative study, of a descriptive nature, with the accomplishment of a bibliographical research, adopting as a theoretical reference, the Business and Human Rights Report, presented by Soledad García Muñoz to the IACHR.Os infelizes tinham caminhado o dia inteiro. Estavam cansados e famintos. A fome fictícia da catinga do Juazeiro, que se estendia de um barro vermelho indeciso salpicado por manchas brancas que eram ossadas, retratada por Graciliano Ramos em Vidas Secas ainda existe, mas agora é predominantemente política. Mais de dois séculos desde a revolução industrial, e a maioria da humanidade ignora a maneira que seus alimentos são produzidos e cultivados. Na indústria agropecuária brasileira não há mais segredos, pudores ou discrições capazes de omitirem a informação de que, em estabelecimentos de produção intensiva, quer em milho, soja, cana-de-açúcar ou, ainda, em seres vivos, a submissão a ambientes que desconsideram suas exigências e comportamentos instintivos são lugares repetidos, comuns. São inoculadores, solubilizadores, fertilizantes, nematicidas, fungicidas e diversas outras práticas de gestão, algumas vezes, inadequadas, desde a deficiente higiene a mutilações dolorosas, castração cirúrgica, corte de cauda, clipagem de dentes, desmame precoce e ambientes superlotados. Esse sistema insalubre motiva a utilização de antibióticos destinados a cura de infecções em emprego terapêutico, mas também, profilática, inclusive para fins de estimulação de crescimento. No entanto, o uso excessivo e imprudente favorece e intensifica o processo natural de seleção de microrganismos, provocando o surgimento de gerações de bactérias com múltipla resistência. Um problema sanitário dramático vivido no cotidiano. O resultado: Salmonella, Eimeria e Clostridium, entre outros. São as dores do progresso? Mas e o progresso, é sustentável? Uma resposta frequente diante de notícias positivas relacionadas à saúde, prosperidade e bem-estar é a crença de que tal situação é insustentável. Enquanto, de maneira exorbitante, dissemina-se a proliferação pelo mundo, consome-se de forma voraz os recursos naturais da Terra, demonstrando indiferença em relação à sua limitação, contaminando todo o entorno com poluição e resíduos, acelerando-se a chegada de um momento de prestação de contas com o meio ambiente. Indubitavelmente, não é presumível que a mera concepção de problemas ambientais seja uma verdade auto evidente. Sob a perspectiva individual, a Terra se apresenta como algo infinito, e os efeitos da humanidade sobre ela parecem desprovidos de relevância. Olhar o planeta sob a ótica científica, inquietante realidade se desvela. O escrutínio microscópico expõe a presença de poluentes que, sorrateiramente, envenenam, não apenas a espécie humana, mas também aquelas que veneramos e das quais somos interdependentes. Por outro lado, a análise macroscópica descortina os efeitos nefastos sobre o ecossistema, cujas repercussões, embora possam parecer imperceptíveis diante de cada ação isolada, somam-se numa tragédia saqueadora. Se a superpopulação, a exaustão dos recursos e a poluição não forem capazes de dizimar a humanidade, a mudança climática certamente o fará. Da fazenda à mesa, é preciso estabelecer confluência entre Direitos Humanos e a segurança alimentar no agronegócio, de modo a vencer o grande desafio: É possível resolver dores e reduzir custos para aumentar a produção e beneficiar o meio ambiente, prestigiando os estandartes reguladores interamericano, de modo a convergir interesses entre Direitos Humanos eEmpresas? Este trabalho, portanto, na qualidade de ensaio preliminar ao alvissareiro artigo científico que se aproxima, objetivando, ainda que superficialmente responder ao problema de pesquisa, se deteve a um estudo qualitativo, de cunho descritivo, com a realização de pesquisa bibliográfica, adotando-se como referencial teórico, o Informe Empresas e Direitos Humanos, apresentado por Soledad García Muñoz à CIDH. 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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? O FUTURO DO PRESENTE: A BIOTECNOLOGIA E O PRETÉRITO IMPERFEITO DA HUMANIDADE. QUANDO O NIRVANA DE EXTINGUIR A FOME SE TORNOU UM PROBLEMA DE SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E AMBIENTAL? |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? VAL, EDUARDO MANUEL Segurança alimentar Empresa Direitos Humanos Agronegócio sustentável Meio ambiente Food safety Company Human rights Sustainable agribusiness Environment |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? |
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THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPERFECT PAST OF HUMANITY. WHEN DID THE NIRVANA OF ENDING HUNGER BECOME A FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? |
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VAL, EDUARDO MANUEL |
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VAL, EDUARDO MANUEL LEONY NETO, CARLOS AFFONSO MELLO, PATRICE DESIRÉE NEVES DE |
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Segurança alimentar Empresa Direitos Humanos Agronegócio sustentável Meio ambiente Food safety Company Human rights Sustainable agribusiness Environment |
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The unfortunates had been walking all day. They were tired and hungry. The fictitious hunger of the Juazeiro scrub, which extended from an indecisive red clay dotted with white spots that were bones, portrayed by Graciliano Ramos in Vidas Secas still exists, but now it is predominantly political. More than two centuries have passed since the industrial revolution, and most of humanity is ignorant of the way their food is produced and grown. In the Brazilian agricultural industry, there are no more secrets, modesty or discretion capable of omitting the information that, in intensive production establishments, whether in corn, soy, sugar cane or even in living beings, submission to environments that disregard their demands and instinctive behaviors are repeated, common places. They are inoculators, solubilizers, fertilizers, nematicides, fungicides and several other management practices, sometimes inadequate, from poor hygiene to painful mutilations, surgical castration, tail docking, clipping of teeth, early weaning and overcrowded environments. This unhealthy system motivates the use of antibiotics aimed at curing infections in therapeutic use, but also prophylacticly, including for growth stimulation purposes. However, excessive and reckless use favors and intensifies the natural selection process of microorganisms, causing the emergence of generations of bacteria with multiple resistance. A dramatic health problem experienced in everyday life. The result: Salmonella, Eimeria and Clostridium, among others. Is it the pains of progress? But what about progress, is it sustainable? A frequent response to positive news related to health, prosperity and well-being is the belief that such a situation is unsustainable. While, in an exorbitant way, the proliferation spreads around the world, the Earth's natural resources are voraciously consumed, showing indifference in relation to its limitations, contaminating the entire surroundings with pollution and waste, accelerating the arrival of a moment of accountability with the environment. Undoubtedly, it is not presumed that the mere conception of environmental problems is a self-evident truth. From the individual perspective, the Earth presents itself as something infinite, and humanity's effects on it seem devoid of relevance. Looking at the planet from a scientific perspective, a disturbing reality is revealed. Microscopic scrutiny exposes the presence of pollutants that surreptitiously poison not only the human species, but also those we revere and on whom we are interdependent. On the other hand, the macroscopic analysis reveals the harmful effects on the ecosystem, whose repercussions, although they may seem imperceptible in the face of each isolated action, add up to a looting tragedy. If overpopulation, resource depletion, and pollution cannot decimate humanity, climate change certainly will. From farm to table, it is necessary to establish a confluence between Human Rights and food safety in agribusiness, in order to overcome the great challenge: Is it possible to solve pains and reduce costs to increase production and benefit the environment, honoring the inter-American regulatory standards, of to converge interests between Human Rights and Business? This work, therefore, as a preliminary essay to the auspicious scientific article that is approaching, aiming, even if superficially, to answer the research problem, focused on a qualitative study, of a descriptive nature, with the accomplishment of a bibliographical research, adopting as a theoretical reference, the Business and Human Rights Report, presented by Soledad García Muñoz to the IACHR. |
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