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A comment on Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner. Parent comment

Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner by dhruvrrp on Thursday January 14, 2021 @02:42PM (#25781347)
That is not completely true. In EU more than 40% small farmers consumed more than half their produce.

In India heavily subsidizes farming as well, for good reason since a significant portion of the population is employed in the agricultural sector.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner by jelliclesfarm on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:18PM (#25781904)
What is ‘not completely true’?
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