Why “get big” isn’t the answer for poor farmers around the globe

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By Nathanael JohnsonSep 22, 2014, 7:59 am40 pts
In the U.S., an economic ratchet steadily drives farm sizes up and the total number of farmers down. Just a few days ago, the Department of Agriculture released an update with the completely unsurprising conclusion that “today’s farms are fewer and bigger.” Does that mean that, to modernize, farms in…

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