Study: Multilateral banks' funding for sustainable animal agriculture trebled to $244m last year

Stuart Stone
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Fresh research by the Stop Financing Factory Farming coalition also shows MDB investment in factory farming fell last year

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) more than trebled funding for sustainable animal agriculture projects last year, with total investment climbing from $77m to $244m, according to new research released...

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