Friends of the Earth U.S.

Cruelty. Injustice. Climate change. Pollution. All this and more is being funded by the World Bank Group (IFC). 😱 These global organisations are pumping billions into factory farming which they claim is the only solution to feeding the world’s growing population. Yet these megafarms are not the answer. Animals are treated inhumanely, local people are forced from their land, and pollution is pumped into rivers and the atmosphere. There are better solutions – watch to find out more.

In Ecuador, vast pig and poultry farms have been built on the traditional lands of the Indigenous Tsáchila people without their consent. And in Ukraine, people have spent over a decade protesting the many harms Vinnytsia Poultry Farm has caused in the local community. These are just two of the destructive factory farm projects funded by the World Bank Group (IFC). Watch the video to find out more.

We’re told that factory farming is essential to feed everyone on the planet, but can we survive in a world *with* factory farming? 🤔 By 2050, there will be an estimated 10 billion people on our planet and demand for food will rise by 50%. Factory farming is funded by the World Bank Group (IFC) as a solution to our growing population but in reality it’s cruel, polluting and destructive. Why are billions being poured in factory farms when there are cleaner, safer and more humane ways of farming?

We’re told that factory farming is essential to feed everyone on the planet, but can we survive in a world *with* factory farming? 🤔 By 2050, there will be an estimated 10 billion people on our planet and demand for food will rise by 50%. Factory farming is funded by the World Bank Group (IFC) as a solution to our growing population but in reality it’s cruel, polluting and destructive. Why are billions being poured in factory farms when there are cleaner, safer and more humane ways of farming?

Farming can work in harmony with nature to produce enough food for everyone. So why are $billions being pumped into cruel factory farms? Agroecology – sustainable farming that works with nature – is based on practices that have been used for 1000s of years, based on how crops, animals and people interact. Yet the World Bank Group (IFC) is funding cruel and destructive factory farms which are polluting our planet. Watch the video now to discover better ways to produce our food.

Farming can work in harmony with nature to produce enough food for everyone. So why are $billions being pumped into cruel factory farms? Agroecology – sustainable farming that works with nature – is based on practices that have been used for 1000s of years, based on how crops, animals and people interact. Yet the World Bank Group (IFC) is funding cruel and destructive factory farms which are polluting our planet. Watch the video now to discover better ways to produce our food.