Industrial farming is not successful nor does it have any relation to gardening.
People farming 10s of thousands of acres of corn and soy beans only exist because of government subsidies and inheriting land.
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Yeah Iβm talking about farming in general, including levels of gardening that feed any more than just one family, not industrial farming.
That's not what op was referencing though. They're talking about 90% of farmers.
I get what you're saying, as I am a farmer who bought my own land with my own money and all my animals and am managing as responsibly as possible. But I'd be surprised if more than 10% of food is produced this way globally, far less in the US