Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food subsidies when appropriate. (jobhero.com)
If degraded land is to be restored and humanity is to survive, a number of fundamental policy changes need to be made, including an end to the estimated 30 billion dollars in food subsidies in the north that contribute directly to land degradation in Africa and elsewhere — and which forces poor farmers to intensify production in order to compete, said Zafar Adeel, director of the United Nations University's Canadian - based International Network on Water, Environment and Health. (treehugger.com)
The premiums derive from expensive and unsustainable food subsidy programs in the Middle East. (animalsaustralia.org)