Factory farming is not just cruel - it's inefficient, says Farmageddon author

Industrial agriculture contributes to deforestation, soil erosion and pollution, and uses antibiotics that create global health risks. Philip Lymbery argues for a regenerative farming futureThe world desperately needs joined-up action on industrial farming if it is to avoid catastrophic impacts on life on earth, the head of one of the world's most highly regarded animal campaign groups has said.Philip Lymbery, chief executive of Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and the author of Farmageddon and more recently Deadzone, said: "Every day there is a new confirmation of how destructive, inefficient, wasteful, cruel and unhealthy the industrial agriculture machine is. We need a total rethink of our food and farming systems before it's too late." Continue reading...