Trend Toward Fewer, Larger Farms Could Put Global Food Systems at Risk, Study Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMay 15, 2023, 5:04 pm176 pts
New research from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) shows half the number of farms that exist now will be gone by the end of the century, while the average farm size will double, a trend that could pose major risks for global food systems. The study is the first to follow the size and number of…

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