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A financial expert reveals why conventional agriculture no longer has a future
As taz.de reports, conventional agriculture is facing major challenges. The current form of agriculture, which is dependent on subsidies and is primarily carried out by large farms, does not promise a future. The reasons for this development lie primarily in overproduction, the excessive use of chemical substances and weed killers, and a lack of ecological responsibility. The rising prices for agricultural land and the lack of successors to large agricultural businesses have led to agriculture being increasingly taken over by financial investors and the food industry. This has far-reaching implications for the entire industry and puts smaller farmers at a disadvantage. The …
A financial expert reveals why conventional agriculture no longer has a future
As taz.de reports, conventional agriculture is facing major challenges. The current form of agriculture, which is dependent on subsidies and is primarily carried out by large farms, does not promise a future. The reasons for this development lie primarily in overproduction, the excessive use of chemical substances and weed killers, and a lack of ecological responsibility.
The rising prices for agricultural land and the lack of successors to large agricultural businesses have led to agriculture being increasingly taken over by financial investors and the food industry. This has far-reaching implications for the entire industry and puts smaller farmers at a disadvantage.
The future of agriculture therefore lies in a more sustainable, technology-oriented and ecologically responsible form that relies on digitalization, AI and renewable energies. A comprehensive ecological transformation of the entire industry is required in order to create competitive structures in rural areas and support the ecological restructuring of industrial society.
According to a report by taz.de, a program to promote green, technology-oriented and ecologically oriented agriculture could represent a historic opportunity, especially with regard to the transition to the post-fossil age. However, it is necessary that politicians take active measures to support these changes and promote the ecological transformation of agriculture.
Read the source article at taz.de