I read the article The End of Cheep Food. The article had many statistics. Here are a couple:
Statistic: 98% of people do not derive their lively hood from the ground. Only 1/3 of people make something.
Reaction: Compared to 1-2 centuries ago, that is not a lot of people who make a lively hood from the ground. If you think about how much country land their is in the US and the world, then look at that percentage, that is not a lot of people farming. I wonder what happens to all of that land.
Statistic: China has 20% of the worlds population, but only has 7% of the worlds farm land.
Reaction: That is a lot of people. OK, first of all, China is a huge consumer of rice. That is a staple in their diet. But if they only have 7% of the land, how are they feeding everyone. The article then goes on to say that countries are buying each others land in order to feed their people. This must be a reason that Chinese families can only have 2 children.
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