![]() ![]() Agriculture is no longer a major contributor to the creation of rural employment, particularly in prairie Canada where the technologies of extensive production have replaced labor inputs with capital investment. by trading with nearby cities rather than the local community, of even greater relevance is the presence of industries which encourage population growth. While beleaguered Alberta farmers seem to be compounding their reduced spending. ![]() The survivability of rural communities is not exclusively tied to agricultural profits. There is little doubt that the crisis in these two sectors is real, but the suggested linkages between them are open to question. These problems have been directly associated with the rural community crisis, which in Alberta is one of dwindling populations, an aging demographic base and depressed local economies. Researchers are pointing to the declining ability of farmers to support local communities as a result of cost-price squeezes and high debt loads. The current crisis in Canadian agriculture is well documented. ![]()
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