[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)sifterandrake t1_j82ztja wrote
Reply to comment by Coloradostoneman 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
Yes!
You. Do. Not. Fuck. Around. With. Famine.
It's just simply that devastating to country.
Having a secure food supply in case of a multitude of disasters is probably the single most important aspect to national security.
Coloradostoneman t1_j84gys6 wrote
But we don't have a famine right now. And you can't store corn for ever.
40for60 t1_j8cbnza wrote
Its about keeping the farm industry stable.
https://ethanolproducer.com/articles/3855/building-the-minnesota-model
Coloradostoneman t1_j8dh8t2 wrote
I know that. Having a stable farm sector is a pretty good hedge against famine. Much better than trying to store an infinite amount of corn.
Look, I don't like corn ethanol as a fuel. But the idea that it is causing people to starve is just absurd.
It can probably be stated accurately that a smaller percentage of humanity is calorie deprived today than at any point in history.
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