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title: "Things you should know about industrial farming"  
description: "There was a time when industrial agriculture seemed to be a panacea for a fast-growing world. Here's Things you should know about industrial farming"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-08  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1794/things-you-should-know-about-industrial-farming  
category: "agriculture"  
tags: ["Farming", "industrial farming", "Things to know"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Things you should know about industrial farming

![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/d04344fd-848c-4d55-b319-ddd53b7c8847.jpeg) ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/b2b4364b-2716-41fb-b204-5f1954638273.jpeg) It is not quite the bargain it seems. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/2e05affd-a08d-47b6-a473-e638dc2e4ea6.jpeg) It can facilitate the spread of viruses from animals to humans. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/529705ba-5b76-4732-bde5-fff78a495b96.jpeg) It has been linked to zoonotic diseases. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/f57a97e9-3210-4d41-84c0-9dc525655f6d.jpeg) It fosters antimicrobial resistance. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/45845eae-017d-41c3-9b48-2311d76edcac.jpeg) Its use of pesticides may have adverse health effects. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/f317db4c-c21d-4615-98bc-6f7d143b9eda.jpeg) It contaminates water and soil and affects human health. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/333bafd4-331f-49bd-8780-9696dac665cc.jpeg) It has caused epidemics of obesity and chronic disease. It is an inefficient use of land. ![Things you should know about industrial farming](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2c20b79c-e9a5-41b2-a4ed-afeafb2e6e8b/images/a07ef2d7-ae6b-4194-8d87-9abc875906b9.jpeg) It entrenches inequality. Although small farms make up 72 per cent of all farms, they occupy just 8 per cent of all agricultural land.

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