A new report released Tuesday details the “shocking” state of global land equality, saying the problem is worse than thought, rising, and “cannot be ignored.”
Among the key findings is that the largest 1% of the world’s farms operate 70% of farmland and “form the core of production for the corporate food system.” What’s more, “given the trends in the agriculture and food systems, land consolidation will inevitably increase further.”
The warning is laid out in “Uneven Ground: land inequality at the heart of unequal societies.” Released by the International Land Coalition in collaboration with Oxfam, the publication synthesizes new research and existing data and shows how land inequality is linked with other issues including poverty, intergenerational justice and migration, environmental degradation, and the climate crisis.
“These findings radically alter our understanding of the extent and far reaching consequences land inequality has, proving that not only is it a […]
We most assuredly need to diverse into more small family farms and all organic if we can so we do not have to eat genetically modified food. My wife and I always try to only eat organic vegetables, or organic vegetable products, at least.