Farmland Security
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China’s Influence on U.S. Farmland and Food Security: An Economists’ Perspective
In the world of agriculture and food production, a new trend is causing ripples of concern across the United States. China’s increasing investment in U.S. farmland is a topic of considerable debate, with the National Black Farmers Association’s President, John Boyd Jr., leading the charge. His apprehensions center around China’s potential impact on U.S. food security, particularly in light of its growing control over American farmland and related industries. China’s Growing Farmland Investments Over the past few years, the trend of Chinese-owned companies purchasing vast amounts of rural farmland in…
