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What Is Wrong With Eating Bugs?

Year 2017, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 96 - 113, 30.04.2017

Abstract

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has proposed the establishment of insect farms for the objectives of increasing food production around the world and eradicating hunger. The report emphasizes that eating insects—insects are increasing in enormous numbers, have high food conversion, emit less greenhouse gases—is an ethical responsibility against hunger and environmental problems. However, the real issue here is not food shortage, but the unfair distribution of food. Even if the total amount of food produced in the world increased, this problem would not be solved as long as food is not distributed to the regions in starvation. The affluent governments which hold the patented technology used in agriculture, subsidize their farmers, have the power to determine the price of oil and trade food in order to make profit. So, they continue to undermine food production in poor states. More consumption of edible insects will not be a step towards solving the problem of hunger given that food is conceived of as a profitable commodity. Thus, the proposal is not an ethical suggestion.

References

  • “2013 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics,” http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202 002.htm#Number_of_hungry_people_in_the_world
  • “Bugs in Mugs,” http://bugsinmugs.com/leprojet/
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  • Chen, J. 2005. “The Role of International Institutions in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in the Developing World,” içinde Global Development and Poverty Reduction: The Challenge for International Institutions, ed. J. Chen ve D. Sapsford. ABD: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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  • FAO. 2014a. A Short History of FAO. http://www.fao.org/about/en/
  • FAO. 2014b. What We Do? http://www.fao.org/about/what-we-do/en/
  • FAO. 2015. The State of Food Insecurity In the World. http://www.fao.org/3/a4ef2d16-70a7-460a-a9ac-2a65a533269a/i4646e.pdf
  • Fernandez-Armestro, F. 2007. Yemek İçin Yaşamak: Yiyeceklerle Dünya Tarihi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
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  • Harvey, David. 2004. “The ‘New’ Imperialism: Accumulation by Dispossession”, The New Imperial Challenge: Socialist Register, ed. Panitch ve Leys. London: Merlin Press, 63-88
  • Hayek, Friedrich 1960, The Constitution of Liberty, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Hayek, Friedrich 1969, Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, London: Routledge.
  • Jarosz, L. 2009. “The Political Economy of Global Governance and the World Food Crisis: The Case of the FAO,” Review, (Fernand Braudel Center) 32/1. Political Economic Perspectives On The World Food Crisis, 37-60.
  • Kuçuradi, İonna. 2011. İnsan Hakları: Kavramları ve Sorunları. 2. Baskı. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu
  • Maga, İlker. 1996. Emperyalizm ve Somali. İstanbul: Bibliotek.
  • Mason, J. B. 2003. “Measuring Hunger and Malnutrition,” Keynote paper, FAO Corporate Document Repository. http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y4249E/y4249e0d.htm
  • Matthıesen, J. Q. 2012 “Care for Some Creepy Crawlies? Moralities and Western Attitudes Towards Entomophagy,” http://www.braintrustbase.com/sites/default/files/upload grafik/uploads/Food%20and%20Morality%20Exam%20paper%20 %20Insects%20and%20morality.pdf
  • Mıhçı, S. ve Mıhçı, H. 2005. “The Effects of IMF Lending and Freedom on the Growth Performance of Developing Countries,” içinde Global Development and Poverty Reduction: The Challenge for International Institutions, ed. J. Chen ve D. Sapsford. ABD: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Moszynskı, P. 2005. “Armed Conflict Is A Leading Cause Of Hunger, Says Fao,” BMJ: British Medical Journal 330/7503: 12-86.
  • Nozıck, R. 1974. Anarchy, State, and Utopia. New York: Basic Books.
  • Patel, R. & McMichael, P. 2009. “A Political Economy of the Food Riot,” Review, (Fernand Braudel Center), 32/1. Political Economic Perspectives On The World Food Crisis, 9-35.
  • Sınger, Peter. 1972. “Famine, Affluence and Morality,” Philosophy and Public Affairs, 1:3. 229-243.
  • “Somali'de Türk mucizesi,” http://www.haberturk.com/dunya/haber/823798- somalide-turk-mucizesi
  • Wilson, Cherry. 2017. “Should we eat bugs like Angelina Jolie?” http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39039395

Böcek Yemenin Nesi Yanlış?

Year 2017, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 96 - 113, 30.04.2017

Abstract

Birleşmiş Milletler Tarım ve Gıda Örgütü (FAO) dünya genelinde gıdayı arttırma ve açlığı bitirme hedef doğrultusunda böcek çiftlikleri kurulmasını önerdi. Böceklerin, protein açısından zengin, hızlı üreyen, üretimi daha masrafsız ve sera etkisi yaratan gazları daha az üreten besin kaynakları olduğunun altı çizilerek, böcek yenilmesinin açlık ve çevre sorunlarına karşı etik bir sorumluluk olduğu belirtiliyor. Bu öneri açlık sorununun gıda yetersizliği olduğunu ima ediyor gibi görünmektedir, oysa açlığın asıl kaynağı gıdanın adil dağıtılmaması sorunudur. Dünyada üretilen gıda miktarı toplam olarak artsa da, açlık çeken bölgelere ulaşmadığı sürece bu sorun çözülmeyecektir. Tarımda kullanılan teknolojinin patentini elinde bulunduran, kendi tarım üreticilerini sübvanse eden, petrol fiyatlarını belirlemekte gücü olan zengin devletler, yiyeceğin ticaretini de kar elde etmeye yönelik olarak yaptıklarından, yoksul devletlerin yiyecek üretimini baltalamaya devam edeceklerdir. Yenilebilir böceklerin dünya genelinde daha fazla tüketilmesi, yiyecek kar getiren bir meta olarak ele alındığı sürece açlık sorununu çözmeye yönelik bir adım olmayacaktır. Önerinin kendisi sorunun bir anlamda üzerini örttüğünden etik değildir.

References

  • “2013 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics,” http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202 002.htm#Number_of_hungry_people_in_the_world
  • “Bugs in Mugs,” http://bugsinmugs.com/leprojet/
  • Carlson, A. J. 1931. “Hunger.” The Scientific Monthly 33/1: 77-79.
  • Chen, J. 2005. “The Role of International Institutions in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in the Developing World,” içinde Global Development and Poverty Reduction: The Challenge for International Institutions, ed. J. Chen ve D. Sapsford. ABD: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • FAO. 2013. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Edible Insects: Future Prospects For Food and Feed Security. Rome.
  • FAO. 2014a. A Short History of FAO. http://www.fao.org/about/en/
  • FAO. 2014b. What We Do? http://www.fao.org/about/what-we-do/en/
  • FAO. 2015. The State of Food Insecurity In the World. http://www.fao.org/3/a4ef2d16-70a7-460a-a9ac-2a65a533269a/i4646e.pdf
  • Fernandez-Armestro, F. 2007. Yemek İçin Yaşamak: Yiyeceklerle Dünya Tarihi. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
  • “Greencow,” http://www.greenkow.be/EN
  • Grıgg, D. 1997. “The World's Hunger: A Review 1930-1990,” Geography 82/3: 197-206.
  • Harvey, David. 2004. “The ‘New’ Imperialism: Accumulation by Dispossession”, The New Imperial Challenge: Socialist Register, ed. Panitch ve Leys. London: Merlin Press, 63-88
  • Hayek, Friedrich 1960, The Constitution of Liberty, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Hayek, Friedrich 1969, Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, London: Routledge.
  • Jarosz, L. 2009. “The Political Economy of Global Governance and the World Food Crisis: The Case of the FAO,” Review, (Fernand Braudel Center) 32/1. Political Economic Perspectives On The World Food Crisis, 37-60.
  • Kuçuradi, İonna. 2011. İnsan Hakları: Kavramları ve Sorunları. 2. Baskı. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu
  • Maga, İlker. 1996. Emperyalizm ve Somali. İstanbul: Bibliotek.
  • Mason, J. B. 2003. “Measuring Hunger and Malnutrition,” Keynote paper, FAO Corporate Document Repository. http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/Y4249E/y4249e0d.htm
  • Matthıesen, J. Q. 2012 “Care for Some Creepy Crawlies? Moralities and Western Attitudes Towards Entomophagy,” http://www.braintrustbase.com/sites/default/files/upload grafik/uploads/Food%20and%20Morality%20Exam%20paper%20 %20Insects%20and%20morality.pdf
  • Mıhçı, S. ve Mıhçı, H. 2005. “The Effects of IMF Lending and Freedom on the Growth Performance of Developing Countries,” içinde Global Development and Poverty Reduction: The Challenge for International Institutions, ed. J. Chen ve D. Sapsford. ABD: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Moszynskı, P. 2005. “Armed Conflict Is A Leading Cause Of Hunger, Says Fao,” BMJ: British Medical Journal 330/7503: 12-86.
  • Nozıck, R. 1974. Anarchy, State, and Utopia. New York: Basic Books.
  • Patel, R. & McMichael, P. 2009. “A Political Economy of the Food Riot,” Review, (Fernand Braudel Center), 32/1. Political Economic Perspectives On The World Food Crisis, 9-35.
  • Sınger, Peter. 1972. “Famine, Affluence and Morality,” Philosophy and Public Affairs, 1:3. 229-243.
  • “Somali'de Türk mucizesi,” http://www.haberturk.com/dunya/haber/823798- somalide-turk-mucizesi
  • Wilson, Cherry. 2017. “Should we eat bugs like Angelina Jolie?” http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39039395
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Primary Language Turkish
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Sibel Kibar

Publication Date April 30, 2017
Submission Date September 22, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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APA Kibar, S. (2017). Böcek Yemenin Nesi Yanlış?. Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 8(1), 96-113.