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Instead of subsidizing agricultural production which causes weirdly imbalanced incentives we might try subsidizing the practice of keeping 1% of the land in a w

Instead of subsidizing agricultural production which causes weirdly imbalanced incentives we might try subsidizing the practice of keeping 1% of the land in a wild state to encourage ecological diversity. That would keep a small channel open for any big land holders which in many areas is mostly farmers. It would also help with the problems caused by large areas with monoculture agriculture and no wild places for animals to seek refuge. Considering farming critical and having some kind of census like information gathering interface could be a way to indirectly offer mental health care services without the stigma.

ren_engineer 3y ago
>we might try subsidizing the practice of keeping 1% of the land in a wild state to encourage ecological diversity it already exists, it's called CRP - https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/index https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-... I think it could be expanded with bipartisan support if they tied it to some of the climate change programs like carbon offsets. Pay people to plant trees on their land