SOC349H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: World Trade Organization, Mass Suicide
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Average income for canadian farmer was -. Government subsidies, farmer couple have other jobs as their back up. An increase in gross revenues, an increase expense, and a decrease in incomes. New farming technologies: machinery, chemical fertilizer, seeds. The cost-price squeeze the cost of farm inputs and the price of products farmers receive. Could be negative and farmers have to support themselves. The number of farmers has decreased significantly since 1940 and they have not been replaced. The average age of farmers in canada is getting older and older. The average age of farmers is 54 years old. Transfer new farming technologies to the countries in need such as mexico and india. Green is the sign of life, yield and crops-growing. It did create higher yields, some products become cheap and affordable. Farmer incomes went up at least in short term.
