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Originally Posted by rubecube
Does that take into account the differences in foods produced by large agricultural operations vs. communal farms? I think from what I've previously read, some of the concern is that the changing climate will make it difficult for poorer farmers in developing nations to sustain their crops due to their inability to purchase/maintain the equipment, pesticides, etc., that MNCs can.
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Do you have a link to or remember where you read this? I'd be curious to see their reasoning for why climate change would disproportionately affect poorer farmers.
When I think of poor and/or communal (ie small acre) farms, India comes to mind. The farms in India are extremely small (2.5ac on average, as opposed to 800ac on average in Canada), and they are extremely poor. This is not due to poor growing conditions or under-production though, but rather over-production resulting in over-supply (India has more than quadrupled their crop production since 1950). They are setting production records every other year, so climate change certainly hasn't had a negative impact on their yields either.