On eroding, ecologically degraded, increasingly toxic landscapes, worked by failing or subsidy-dependent farmers and by the cheap labor of migrants, we have erected the tottering tower of 'agribusiness,' which prospers and 'feeds the world' (incompletely and temporarily) by undermining its own foundations.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Agribusiness, built on failing farms and cheap migrant labor, temporarily feeds the world while undermining its own ecological foundations.
- In plain terms
- Industrial agriculture is unsustainable.
- What can you take from it?
- Promote sustainable farming to protect ecosystems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can we transition to sustainable food production?
- What are the trade‑offs between scale and ecology?
Another view
Large‑scale agriculture still provides essential food security for many.
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