Amazing session here at Rio+20. Speakers from Canada, Israel, Germany, Kenya, Panama, and the USA. Elise Golan from the USDA was amazing in her coverage of agriculture and green jobs. According to Golan 2.4% of jobs in the US are Green jobs.
The speakers covered approaches to agriculture from local, to national level efforts.
Question: If we promote local sourcing of resources and products, what is the value of subsidizing large scale farming?