Kailas Venkitasubramanian, Ph.D.
Fewer farms, bigger stakes: How agriculture is changing in the Charlotte region
by Kailas Venkitasubramanian, Ph.D. and Asha Ellison
Agriculture remains an essential part of the Charlotte region, but it is undergoing a profound transformation. New analysis of the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture shows that while farms are becoming fewer, larger and more productive on average, the long-term future of farming is increasingly uncertain as development pressures, rising land costs and an aging producer population reshape the landscape.
In fact, between 2017 and 2022, the Charlotte region lost 760 farms. Across 14 counties, that’s a decline of eight percent – nearly one in every 13 far[…]
Data Made Better: How data pipeline automation transforms the Quality of Life Explorer
By Kailas Venkitasubramanian, Ph.D.
How can we understand Charlotte’s urban growth more holistically? With the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Quality of Life Explorer, of course.