Is Sustainability Policy Sustainable for the Family Farm?

Is Sustainability Policy Sustainable for the Family Farm?

Commentary Family farms have long formed part of the backbone of Canada’s economic and cultural life. They helped build communities, sustain local economies, and preserve the practical knowledge required to feed a nation. Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s farm population has declined by more than 60 percent between 1971 and 2021. This points to a significant shift in just a few decades, affecting not only the number of farms, but the famil…

Farms must work with nature to survive, report warns

British farms risk becoming financially unsustainable unless agriculture adapts to climate and market pressures, a new report has warned.

Farms must work with nature to survive, new report warns

Farms will need to work with nature to remain viable businesses in an era of climate crisis and extreme volatility, a new report by the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) says.