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Balance the books through lower costs in farming
David McConkey argues for reducing agricultural input costs and imports to balance national and global food budgets. He cites rising input costs, environmental harm, and the Green Revolution tradeoffs, proposing organic farming and localized food networks as viable paths for Canada and the Third World. The piece emphasizes shifting away from growth as sole prosperity toward cost efficiency and local production.
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Canada
Third World
Manitoba
Prairies
United States Department of Agriculture