In an earlier post, we quoted Klaus Ammann's investigation of maize yields and the differences between the United States and Europe in improvement in these yields over time.This post provides an update of this story, showing encouraging recent progress in…
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What Everyone Needs to Know about the Economics and Politics of Food, and Even More
The Economics of Food: How Feeding and Fuelling the Planet Effects Food Prices.(Link to Amazon entry)Patrick Westhoff. FT Press ( Financial Times, Pearson Education Ltd), New Jersey 2010.ISBN – 10: 0 – 13 – 700610 – 1ISBN – 13: 978…
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Wheat Yield per hectare Reaches its Limit
Wheat Reaches its Limit | Economy | EnglishWheat Reaches its LimitVoice of AmericaAugust 24, 2010The world's population keeps growing, but the amount of wheat farmers worldwide are able to grow per hectare has leveled off.According to a new study, that's…