Obama and the new "agribusiness" cuts

Sustainable ag and good foodie types were all excited that Obama said he'd cut "subsidies to big agribusinesses." My vision of agribusiness is ADM/Cargill/Monsanto and Smithfield. Those are the real plagues on our food system. A farmer on 5000 acres growing GMO soybeans / corn, maybe he's a vision of a 'corporate monoculture farm" but he's not really an "agribusiness" even if he's registered as a limited partnership.

Policy Brief No.4: The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture

The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture
In the Context of Global Trade Negotiations

By Peter M. Rosset, Ph.D.
September 1999

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Peter M. Rosset, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Food First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy
Oakland, CA USA

On the Benefits of Small Farms




On the Benefits of Small Farms

By Peter Rosset

Executive Director,

Food First

Family Farming: A New Economic Vision

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