Supply Management Important for Small Farmers: Reader Responds to Supply Management Post
Foodforethought reader and President of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Ann Slater, responds to the previous post on supply management.
This summer a discussion arose on the Beyond Factory Farming Coalition listserve, with several writers, including some key members of the organic community, suggesting marketing boards have become the major obstacle to the growth of sustainable agriculture in Canada. Some writers suggested that although supply management may have served a purpose at one time, it is now just a barrier to new entrants, and to potential organic and niche opportunities.
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