[OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa)19wolf t1_j8311xp wrote
Reply to comment by SillyFlyGuy in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
So when famine hits do we just eat more corn? What good is doubling our available corn for food if we're not doubling any other ingredients?
Scented-Sound t1_j83g4p2 wrote
Here is, fortunately, someone who's never been in danger of not having food.
40for60 t1_j8cbsxi wrote
No we would switch the land to wheat. Corn saved farmers in the 70's and helped reduce the reliance on OPEC oil.
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