Traditionally, food is obtained through farming. With increasing concern in multinational agribusiness company that has the world’s food supply through patents on genetically modified foods, there has been a trend of sustainable agricultural practices. This approach, partly driven by consumer demand, encourages biodiversity, local self-reliance and organic farming methods. Major influences on food production, including international organizations, national government policy, and war.
In popular culture, mass production of food, particularly meat such as chicken and beef, has come under fire from various documentaries, most recently Foods, Inc., documenting mass murder and mistreatment of animals, often for large corporate income more easily. Along with the current trend towards the environment, people in Western cultures have a tendency of increased use of herbal supplements, food for certain groups of people, functional foods,and a diet that is more ethnically diverse.