Hey, thanks for clarifying the source / scope of your statement. I admit that I did not read your link. > What do you mean by "inefficiecies" at the end of you

Hey, thanks for clarifying the source / scope of your statement. I admit that I did not read your link. > What do you mean by "inefficiecies" at the end of your second paragraph? I mostly mean the effects of scale that large food production centers can bring. These usually manifests in specialized workforce and efficient use of financial resources e.g. 2-3 shift slaughterhouses, use of large mashines for agriculture, soil management. In effect, this allows for a larger part of the populace to take another role in society than being a farmer e.g. ideally doctor, professor, teacher, construction worker, taxi driver, et cetera. PS (1) I am a fan of permaculture and eating from my own garden, and I see that there are many a defect in the way we are producing food these days. (2) The World Food Program has some great successes to show for, and I admire many of those systemic grass roots projects.