Reply #25: you are right [View All]

[4farmgun]

and you make my point. What I am saying is that other than south america where millions of acres of rainforest have in fact been taken to produce soybeans wheat and cotton in the last 30 to 40 years, even that has slowed dramaticly because the yields of the above crops have grown been just as dramatic. That is the WHOLE point. This is not a zero sum equation. You have the false notion that if we need to grow an extra 10% of food to feed 10% more people that we need 10% more land. If you look at South America which is as close an example that applies, you will find that they have increased yeilds, and the South American farmers find that it is more economical for them the be more effiecient in their operations and reduce costs and increase yields. than it is to clear land to bring into production. This is why I disagree with the basic argument. Your either dont want to acknowledge these facts or just dont understand the economics at play