The World Bank Is Pouring Billions of Dollars Into Large-Scale Factory Farms

The World Bank Is Pouring Billions of Dollars Into Large-Scale Factory Farms

By Sophie Kevany, Sentient Media The World Bank and other large international development banks say they want to provide sustainable food systems, support biodiversity, reduce poverty and fight climate change. But development banks are funneling billions more dollars into factory farms than into smaller farms that may mix crops and livestock and support a greater diversity of animal breeds, a new policy brief finds. While development bank fundin…