Charlottestown, The Guardian
The ongoing crisis in Prince Edward Island’s agricultural sector has prompted Island New Democrat Leader James Rodd to call for a wholescale conversion to organic farming. But he doubts if either the current Liberal government or the opposition Conservatives will move in that direction.
“The industrial model of farming has been on the rise in Prince Edward Island and elsewhere for at least 50 years and if it isn’t soon reversed, the agricultural landscape of this province will soon be limited exclusively to large-scale farming operations owned or controlled by multinational agrifood businesses.”
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