Although farmers’ lives vary greatly around the world, all farmers share a basic human drive that I call the agrarian imperative: Producing necessities for life, mainly food, clothing, shelter and renewable fuels.
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Although farmers’ lives vary greatly around the world, all farmers share a basic human drive that I call the agrarian imperative: Producing necessities for life, mainly food, clothing, shelter and renewable fuels.
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