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One way to increase [[crop yields]] is to simply ''grow different crops''. | One way to increase [[crop yields]] is to simply ''grow different crops''. | ||
In this scenario, the global [[primary]] food supply could be nearly ''doubled''. Africa, in particular, could produce 3 times as much food as it currently does. This would probably help a lot in ending global [[hunger]]. | |||
==The scenario== | |||
Before | |||
[[File:food-production-primary1.png]] | |||
After | |||
[[File:food-production-primary1-if-crop-choices.png]] | |||
People would have to get used to different foods - or maybe the same foods with different ingredients. | |||
Here are the food crops - per day, per capita, globally | |||
[ before] | |||
[ after] | |||
<small>These links show the crops as foods in the [[nutrition calculator]]. There are actually more foods than shown, because the app can only fit so many. Totals should actually be: 4822 kalories/day/person for ''before'', and 8458 kalories/day/person for ''after''.</small> | |||
Today's major crops are corn and soy. But in the new scenario, the top crops include cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic, and other vegetables. While these don't ''seem'' like high-calorie foods, the sheer volume of them could actually provide even more calories per capita than today's food supply can. Now I don't think it's possible for people to eat that many vegetables raw - but they could be dried and processed into flour for baked goods etc, like how wheat and corn are today. | |||
==Best yielding crops for each region== | ==Best yielding crops for each region== | ||