moving back to the land is not an approach I see as feasible for wider parts of the society, and no we will not see a swosh of people taking up farming again. Back to the land works for a specific part of the society, more so as an individualistic kink. but it is not widely doable.
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Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿 (woodbark@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Jul-2023 20:37:10 JST Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿 @robcornelius My father is a farmer, I see how intensive farming created higher yield over the years and how approaches to bring in more people failed on multiple accounts. When its a matter of starving vs working the land, it will be difference. But than it will be different for nearly all other "moving parts" too. Think of the people of London, Berlin, Paris or Warsaw having to move to the country side and live there. there is not even enough infrastructure in housing of energy provision...
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RobCornelius (robcornelius@climatejustice.rocks)'s status on Saturday, 22-Jul-2023 20:37:12 JST RobCornelius When its been tried to get people back to working on the land through government action its not gone well. Mao and Pol Pot basically.
Working in very intensive agriculture could provide much needed employment for millions of climate refugees. Tech people talk of having robot tractors trundling up and down fields zapping weeds with lasers instead of spraying biocides. It would be just as effective to have a large number of people with hoes.
Even things like smaller scale agriculture replacing massive machinery with many people would be a step in the right direction in my book.
If its a case of work on the land or starve....
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