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Key statistics about world's largest cooperatives from 2007

Key statistics about world's largest cooperatives from 2007

Indian government has banned all forms of use of dolphins and orcas for commercial entertainment

Indian government has banned all forms of use of dolphins and orcas for commercial entertainment

70% of the world's hungry are rural people dependent on farming

70% of the world's hungry are rural people dependent on farming

All of the UK's farmland is in the hands of less than 1% of the population

All of the UK's farmland is in the hands of less than 1% of the population

Just 55 percent of the world's crop calories are actually eaten directly by people

Just 55 percent of the world's crop calories are actually eaten directly by people

CAFO air pollution harm 2002 University of Iowa report

CAFO air pollution harm 2002 University of Iowa report

Over 3/4 of grain in US used for ethanol and feed

Over 3/4 of grain in US used for ethanol and feed

Immanuel Wallerstein on Capitalism

Immanuel Wallerstein on Capitalism

Deccan Development Society in India overcomes hunger & protects biodiversity

Deccan Development Society in India overcomes hunger & protects biodiversity

UK land workers have decreased power to access farmland

UK land workers have decreased power to access farmland

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