Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- A global coalition, the Stop Financing Factory Farming Campaign (S3F), has called on governments and multilateral development banks to end public financing for industrial livestock production and redirect investments toward agroecology and equitable food systems.

The coalition made the call in a statement issued ahead of the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20), scheduled for 24-26 February in Cartagena, Colombia. "As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in Cartagena for ICARRD+20 to advance agrarian reform and rural development, the Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F) Campaign is calling for an urgent shift in global deve...