Globalisation threatens the future of EU farms: report

HALF the farms in Sweden will go out of business in the coming decade, says Worldwatch, the public policy research organisation.

EU farms won’t escape the effects of vertical integration of the world food industry, predicts researcher Brian Halweil.

Worldwatch’s brief is to inform policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends, and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems.