[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)Coloradostoneman t1_j84gys6 wrote
Reply to comment by sifterandrake 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
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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