"Michelle Fulton" wrote in message
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"Don Foster" wrote in message
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An exploration into the notion of how Iowa farmers would fare in
feeding
the world produced an unlikely result: the soy and corn crops of
thirty-five Iowa(s) would feed the worlds population at 3500 Cal./day.
Further comparison with total area in cultivation worldwide is more
curious. I would appreciate a review of my figuring if someone is
willing.

I don't have a clue about any of your other figures, and I'm just jumping
in
because I'm bored, but isn't 3500 cal/day an awful lot? I think 2000 is a
more appropriate average need, but maybe I'm just think of the lazy
industrialized population????

M


I'm just tagging along here but the numbers thing interests me. Many of the
folks I help support would believe they were hosts of an unlimited
supermarket with much less than even 2000 cal/day.

James Curts