During the last decades there has been a change towards
mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives,
herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is
clearly affecting mankind’s health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly
amongst humans and animals (bird’s flu being the most recent one).
The World Health Organization produces reports to show
how the use of chemicals and other products on food, coupled with the
manufacturing processes involved, are actually a threat for our health.
