A Monopoly in Agriculture
The control of America's food supply is owned by an increasingly small number of corporations.
The control of America's food supply is owned by an increasingly small number of corporations.
Environmental Impacts of Industrial Farming
Industrial agriculture, while producing massive amounts of food, is taking a toll on our land and water resources.
Industrial agriculture, while producing massive amounts of food, is taking a toll on our land and water resources.
Factory Farms: An Environmental Hazard
The EPA has declared that concentrated animal feeding operations are one of the chief causes of water pollution in the United States.
The EPA has declared that concentrated animal feeding operations are one of the chief causes of water pollution in the United States.
US Food & Farm Campaign
While encouraging the modernization of farming practices, Oxfam believes that small, sustainable farms are essential to food security, preservation of the environment, and economic development.
While encouraging the modernization of farming practices, Oxfam believes that small, sustainable farms are essential to food security, preservation of the environment, and economic development.
Organic Foods: Safe for You, Better for the Land
By choosing organic foods, consumers not only reap health and environmental benefits, but also contribute to a more stable and sustainable rural America.
By choosing organic foods, consumers not only reap health and environmental benefits, but also contribute to a more stable and sustainable rural America.
US Small Farmers and Racism
For three decades, Oxfam partner the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund has sought to help African-American farmers stay on their land and maintain the viability of their farms.
For three decades, Oxfam partner the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund has sought to help African-American farmers stay on their land and maintain the viability of their farms.
Small Farms: The Optimum Sustainable Agriculture Model
The agriculture sector is an exception to the principle of economies of scale: numerous studies actually find diseconomies of scale as farm size increases.
The agriculture sector is an exception to the principle of economies of scale: numerous studies actually find diseconomies of scale as farm size increases.