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by muriithi
2750 days ago
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When I see all these high tech plans to grow food in developed countries, I always wonder how developing countries who sell food to developed countries will get reliable markets. But then again no one owes poor countries a decent livelihood. |
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They'll stop growing specialty stuff for export and start growing a more diverse range of crops and sell them domestically which will lower food prices and should benefit their economies in the long run.
The US exports 40% of the corn it grows, uses another 20% for ethanol production but we import 40% of our fruits and 20-something percent of our vegetables. We also exports absurd amounts of other grains. If we grew most of our crops for domestic use and stopped importing tropical and out of season fruits and vegetables, we'd have much more sustainable farming practices, less waste, considerably smaller carbon emissions from all the importing and exporting, etc.
Go to your grocery, you'll see mounds and mounds of bizarre looking alien pods which are allegedly fruit and vegetables from far off lands. I can't possibly imagine they sell even 50% of what the stores receive because most people simply have no idea what it is or how to prepare it.
Hell, I have problem finding sweet peppers that are molded and/or aren't wilted leathery looking things when I go to the grocery each week. Week after week, store after store, without fail. That's waste and none of it is grown domestically (mostly Mexico although occasionally the stores near me will have stuff from South America).