My name is Georg Andersson, and I have a Msc in Biology and a PhD in Environmental Science from Lund University, Sweden. I mainly do research in ecosystem services in agriculture.
I agree with Nkwah Azinwi Ngum (Message 4) in that small scale farms are important as a buffer against economic turbulence and in times with trade limitation etc. They will be an important safety net against such fluctuations.
Furthermore, I think that small scale farms hold higher potential to preserve local varieties and crops, perhaps orphan crops, which will be important in times of climate change etc.
Georg Andersson
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural - IRNAD
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN),
Sede Andina
Mitre 630
CP 8400, San Carlos Bariloche
Rio Negro,
Argentina
Web: https://georgandersson.wordpress.com
E-mail: gandersson (at) @unrn.edu.ar
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