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re: Its starting: Food shortages caused by climate change in Europe
Posted on 2/8/17 at 10:59 am to Vacherie Saint
Posted on 2/8/17 at 10:59 am to Vacherie Saint
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John Deere CEO Sam Allen says projected food shortages are due to explosive population growth to the extent that agricultural output "will have to double by 2050". I'm sure he doesn't know wtf he's talking about though.
Hasn't the global population growth been leveling off in the past decade or so?
Nice sales pitch for his product though.
Posted on 2/8/17 at 11:13 am to Dale51
Arable land is maxed. Output has to come from increased productivity which is an agronomic challenge, separate from manufacturing. His remarks were made at a global food shortage think tank called the world food prize symposium.
Global population is not flat in the undeveloped world. It's set to explode.
Global population is not flat in the undeveloped world. It's set to explode.
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