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Redirect harmful subsidies to benefit the planet, UN urges governments
2021-05-03
Head of the Kunming biodiversity summit asks nations to review destructive support for fishing, agriculture and other industries By Patrick Greenfield Billions of pounds of environmentally harmful government subsidies must
Farm subsidies and helping the environment
2020-12-15
Ian Stewart insists farmers do not get payments just for owning land, Bob Roberts points out the importance of incentives and public access, while Iain Climie is concerned about food security. The farming subsidy system
Why agricultural subsidies worsen air pollution in North India
2020-11-30
Agriculture is not the only reason for pollution but the irony of agricultural pollution is that taxpayers are essentially paying for it through a system of subsidies, write Jessica Seddon
