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@Dicer @teknomunk @LouisConde @Waldbrand Don't underestimate the vastness of USA.
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@Jens_Rasmussen @Dicer @LouisConde @Waldbrand
Greece has a land mass of 50,949 square miles which is smaller than just the State of Louisiana at 52,378 square miles and slihtly larger than Mississippi (48,431 square miles).
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@Jens_Rasmussen @Dicer @teknomunk @Waldbrand Not only that, but being a country that has little arable land means that there is no incentive to have agriculture consolidated like in America. Agricultural exports are a huge deal and always has been, and the growth in factory farming was the result of the Farm Bill subsidies which began during the Great Depression. By the 1980s the same kind of mentality you saw in Wall Street with corporate mergers was taking place in farming as family farms were being gobbled up all in the name of maximizing output and efficiency. It's also why regulatory capture has occurred and why nothing has changed even though everybody hates this.
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I think there's an element of fence paradox. Most people assume that because there's regulation the food must be safe, so they don't worry about it.
Maybe if they knew the shit regulators allow in because they work for the industry they regulate they might be willing to spend more on quality local food.
Food is a small potion of a household budget anyhow so it wouldn't hurt most people to spend it more wisely. It does take more effort though. I'm hoping networking tools will make it easier to make healthier decisions and connect farmers with consumers.
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