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Our prime farmland in Ontario is rapidly disappearing
- Ontario has lost 2.8 million acres, or 18 percent, of farmland to non-agricultural uses such as housing developments and mining over the past 35 years.
- Every day, 319 acres of farmland disappear in Ontario to these non-agricultural uses, highlighting a rapid loss.
- The Ford government aims to limit foreign ownership of prime farmland in Ontario through proposed legislation to increase food sovereignty.
- Experts argue that focusing on foreign ownership overlooks the larger crisis of disappearing farmland that threatens the food supply.
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Our prime farmland in Ontario is rapidly disappearing
This week on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: The Ford government is determined to limit foreign ownership of Ontario farmland. Is the province ignoring the bigger crisis threatening our food supply?
·Innisfil, Canada
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