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

Agritecture Blog

Everything from the number of farms, to the types of crops, to how they get to market, have all become more consolidated in recent decades. 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.