Agriculture in the US employs only 2% of the population but uses highly mechanized and productive farming techniques on 20% of US lands. US agriculture operates more like a business focused on large surpluses and profits, using immigrant and marginalized labor mainly for harvesting. The government protects US agriculture through subsidies and import restrictions to support domestic farmers' livelihoods, but this makes it difficult for other countries to compete in global markets.

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USA

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The 2% of the population worked in
agriculture. , Only 800 thousand
people in USA.

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· In spite of everything,
the United States is a
very rural country with
large areas dedicated to
agriculture and livestock
(20%).

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We are going to
find a geometric
landscape in the
lands.

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The majority of the lands
are private ...

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These farmlands are very
mechanized ...

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Se habla que la
agricultura en
Estados Unidos
es una agricultura
sin agricultores,
utilizándose mano
de obra sobre
todo para la
recolección. Esta
mano de obra es
muy barata, ya
que se nutre de
población
inmigrante o
tradicionalmente
marginada en los
Estados Unidos,
caso de los
negros.

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The agriculture in USA is
divided in belts.

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It is a market agriculture
that produces large
surpluses. The ranches
have a purely business
character.

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A big part of the profits are
dedicated to R & D. Also, a
big part of the sales is
destined to increase
already high productivity.

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There is a protectionist system,
so the entry of agricultural
products from another
countries is very limited.

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In this way the products
of United States don't
compete with the
agricultural products of
other countries within its
borders. It assures the
standard of life of the
American farmers.

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On the other hand US agriculture
receives subsidies from the State to
sell its products to other countries,
usually from the Third World, filling its
market with Made in USA products.
This is a big problem for the poor
countries, which can not compete
against products that are cheaper.

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As a result the rich
countries are richer
because they can sell their
products in their own
country and others. While,
the poor countries are
poorest because the sale of
their products is very
difficult.