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CANADA: Exposing the myths behind ‘free market’ agriculture policy

Patrick J. ByrneFeb 14, 200416 min read

Patrick Byrne examines a recent important report into the farm crisis in Canada. “Australia” could replace “Canada” in the report, as it describes a parallel crisis in local agriculture.Governments, corporations and free market economists have argued that the crisis facing farmers is the inevitable result of growing farm efficiency – the result of mechanisation, use of fertilisers, pesticides, better genetics and irrigation, etc.…

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