New research shows that corporate concentration, the agricultural treadmill and export-driven policy have turned farm expansion into a survival requirement.
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Dairy farming in New Zealand has intensified by using more supplementary feed. While this boosts production, costs also rise and this ultimately cuts profits - and it adds more harm to the climate.
India’s farmers have been protesting for months. An expert on India’s agricultural sector explains why governments in the past have paid heed to their demands.
For crop farmers, the risk of low profit years has doubled.
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Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Associate Professor of Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington
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Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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PhD student at School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University