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Northeastern research sheds light on low crop yields and their impact on small farms

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Northeastern University professor Gabriela Garcia studies the relationship between people and plants.

And it’s an often misunderstood relationship.

She’s especially interested in how decisions are made by farmers on small farms, which often operate on shoestring budgets with limited resources.

Why is she interested?

Because, Garcia says, more than 80% of the world’s farms are small, operating on one to five acres. So the global food supply depends on them.

But, she says, outside the United States, most small farms don’t have agricultural insurance that protects them during low-yield years when revenues can drop by 70%.

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