Suchergebnisse

According to the author, China's 20th-century food production record has been extremely uneven: it is a mixture of massive suffering, horrible blunders, encouraging changes and impressive achievements which defies simple conclusions. He examines the food situation in China and its long-term capacity to feed itself. The author believes that there do not seem to be any insurmountable biophysical reasons why the country should not continue feeding itself during the first quarter of the next century. (DÜI-Sen)

Examines predictions of food shortages and suggests possible mitigating factors, including underestimates of amount of arable land, potential increases in farming efficiency, reductions in post-harvest waste, and dietary change.