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[chuckChuck]

Mcfarms....the irony that is there could still be some of that happening in subsistence farming areas of the world.

Didnt Grass post a graphic showing 70 % of the worlds food is produced by small farmers and that for every 1.5 calories of energy in, small holders get 15 calories of food versus large scale industrial farming the ratio is 1 calorie in for 1.5 of food. In those terms which is more efficient?

A large percentage of what is produced in large scale industrial agriculture is feed grains which are fed to livestock to produce a relatively small amount of food for those who can afford meat, dairy, and poultry products.

If you also add in all the corn, soybeans and canola used for bio-fuels it turns out that large scale industrial agriculture is not producing a whole lot of food for the worlds population.

So the reality is Mcfarm's animal and human power photos are currently showing how most of the world's food is currently produced.

[farmaholic]

Didnt Grass post a graphic showing 70 % of the worlds food is produced by small farmers and that for every 1.5 calories of energy in, small holders get 15 calories of food versus large scale industrial farming the ratio is 1 calorie in for 1.5 of food. In those terms which is more efficient?

A large percentage of what is produced in large scale industrial agriculture is feed grains which are fed to livestock to produce a relatively small amount of food for those who can afford meat, dairy, and poultry products.

If you also add in all the corn, soybeans and canola used for bio-fuels it turns out that large scale industrial agriculture is not producing a whole lot of food for the worlds population.

So the reality is Mcfarm's animal and human power photos are currently showing how most of the world's food is currently produced.

I will never have the ammunition to argue with you but I have a hard time believing Industrial Ag isn't responsible for most of the world's food. I wonder how many people I alone feed. Oddly enough were some of those antiquated farming practices are occuring are also the areas that experience famine or need to import food or hope for aid.

JMHO....nothing more.

[chuckChuck]

I will never have the ammunition to argue with you but I have a hard time believing Industrial Ag isn't responsible for most of the world's food. I wonder how many people I alone feed. Oddly enough were some of those antiquated farming practices are occuring are also the areas that experience famine or need to import food or hope for aid.

JMHO....nothing more.

Farma I agree those numbers should be checked. I was quoting grass's post from memory. I don't have much time today but I found this link that sheds some light on the issue.
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/21/6053187/cropland-map-food-fuel-animal-feed
How much of the world's cropland is actually used to grow food?