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In developing countries, farming is left for those who has no opportunity or ability to do any other better work. Often uneducated, poorer, living in remote pla
by zkmon 1y ago
In developing countries, farming is left for those who has no opportunity or ability to do any other better work. Often uneducated, poorer, living in remote places without basic facilities.
Result? The farmers are forced to do extensive use of chemicals in farming, low nutrition, high yield GM/hybrid varieties and adulteration of whole foods. The food that comes out is laced with chemicals, poor quality varieties. And the urban consumer pays for their negligence of the farmer.
- onecommentman 1y agoIn low income economies over 50% of population 10 years and older own a mobile phone. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2024/11/10/ff24-mobile-phone-ownership/ https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2024/11/10/ff24... Access to information even for the global poor is almost universal. But like the old joke about the ag extension agent trying to get a farmer to improve his practices with information, “Heck, I don’t farm as well as I know how to today.”