On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:48:01 +0000 (UTC), lid (Drew
Lawson) wrote:

In article
Fran Farmer writes:
On 12/06/2014 6:33 AM, Todd wrote:

Think of this, the California wine industry has almost
completely switched to organic techniques. The reason being
that the entire vineyard is consistent, one end to the other.
They no longer have one end that is more sour than the
other, etc.. And, they get a higher yield. Cheaper
too.

So basically, if we are to feed more people, this is an
idea that is coming. It is a matter of practicality, not
idealism.

That paragraph makes no sense.

He seems to believe that some recent (alleged) trend in growing
grapes is going to revolutionize crop yields.

I assume that he is ignorant of the factors that brought the increases
since WW2: industrial farming, ammonium nitrate and monocrop
megafarms (mostly crowing the "carbs" he rails against).

I'm not a great fan of the current state of food production, but I
recognize that it is a current necesity. Most current starvation
is caused by economic/political factors. Reverting the methods of
production would bring starvation caused by actual lack of food.

Yadda Yadda Yadda.

Check these links on food production and exports:

http://www.investopedia.com/financia...countries.aspx

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top...rters-map.html

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.FOOD.ZS.UN

Some of this surprised me.

?-)