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[–] 21 points 10 months ago (1 child)

No farmer can compete with poorer countries without subsidies due to lower cost of production, but local farmers are necessary for society to supply food even if logistics get disrupted (see covid)

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    You have it the wrong way around. Poorer countries cannot compete with massively subsidized, industrial-scale food production. It’s a known problem that African countries get their markets flooded with cheap European produce, since European farmers are incentivized to produce as much as possible. The surplus is exported.

    I actually had a different documentary in mind, but this source is what I have at hand right now. It’s German but the auto-translated English subtitles are accurate.

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