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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Is supportive of policies requiring farmers to certify their seeds
B Supported Resolution 970 because it prevented the free exchange of seeds among farmers
C Is very supportive of Resolution 3168 as a replacement for Resolution 970
D Views farmers’ rights as part of a larger struggle against imperialism and neocolonialismYouth advocate groups such as United We Dream have been among the most vocal
Question #2
A No answer text provided.
B Cotton and Maize
C Soy and Corn
D Maize and Corn
E Soy and Cotton
Question #3
A Is focused on protecting yellow corn which is used primarily as animal feed
B Has connections throughout Mexico but has not yet spread to other countries
C The connections with other organizations are centered on the importance of place and the symbolic role of maize
D Focuses solely on indigenous rights related to corn production
E established English as the city’s only official language
Question #4
A Is no longer important for rural livelihoods
B Was largely a reaction to the Mexican peso devaluation of the 1980s
C Is grown mostly for export to the US
D Is not currently challenged by GM varieties
E Has significant cultural meaning
Question #5
A Has been supported by medium- and large-sized agricultural companies
B Has raised attention to the impact of GMOS on human health and the environment*
C Has been the most successful in Latin America
D Has been spearheaded by supporters of neoliberalism
Question #6
A It led to an expansion of small- and medium-sized farms
B Argentina was slow to adopt because it is an expensive crop to plant
C It allowed Argentina to become more self-sufficient in food
D “Operation Wetback” during the 1950s deported more than four million Mexicans
E It improved the profit-margins for small-scale farmers throughout the country
Question #7
A Corporate farming
B the livelihoods of small-scale farmers
C The adaptation of technology from the Global North
D The production of non-traditional agricultural exports
Question #8
A A, B and C are all part of the contemporary food regime
B The rise of genetic engineering
C The consolidation of agribusiness
D Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports
Question #9
A No answer text provided.
B It has linkages to colonialism
C It first emerged as a concept during the Neoliberal period in the 1980s
D It was not relevant in the post-World War II period
E It has little to do with small-scale farmers
Question #10
A Inserts foreign genes into plants
B Modifies gene function in a more targeted manner
C Is highly regulated by the US Department of Agriculture
D No answer text provided.
E Is very similar to conventional plant breeding