Wal-Mart aims for organic.The summer of 2006 will see the food shelves of the world's largest retail chain, Wal-Mart  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , getting an organic boost. The company
will begin selling a wide range of organic foods at relatively
affordable prices--possibly just 10% higher than conventional food.
Wal-Mart, already the biggest seller of organic milk, is now pressing
its suppliers for organic versions of well-known brand-name products.
Critics worry that the move will force more industrialization industrializationProcess of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. The changes that took place in Britain during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and 19th century led the way for the early industrializing nations of western Europe and of organic farming organic farming, the practice of raising plants—especially fruits and vegetables, but ornamentals as well—without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. in ways that may not be true to traditional organic principles--for example, by forgoing for·go also fore·go tr.v. for·went , for·gone , for·go·ing, for·goes To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert. the field rotation used by small farms. Further, because supply for organic goods already lags behind demand, Wal-Mart may have to turn to suppliers overseas, which will cause more transportation-related pollution. |
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