Tag: farmland
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Why Are We Not Running Out of Farm Land?
One of the most persistent worries about population and economic growth is that we will eventually use up all our resources and land. It is based on the intuitive (but false) assumption that if it takes X acreage of land to feed a person today, then it will take two times X acreage to feed…
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“Peak farmland” is here, crop area to diminish: study
Reuters: "Peak farmland" is here, crop area to diminish: study (Reuters) – The amount of land needed to grow crops worldwide is at a peak, and a geographical area more than twice the size of France will be able to return to its natural state by 2060 as a result of rising yields and slower…