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From Faltering to Flourishing: Local Food Supply Chains are Making a Comeback 

Agritecture Blog

Because of the political and scientific focus on staple grain production, just three crops (wheat, rice and maize) make up almost half of global calorie consumption. In the US, large-scale agriculture is dominated by a small handful of companies, which are consolidating even further due to recent mega-mergers.