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In this scenario, the global 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]].
In this scenario, the global 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==
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<tab name="Before">[[File:food-crop-production1.png|720px]]</tab>
<tab name="After">[[File:food-crop-production1-if-crop-choices.png|720px]]</tab>
</tabs>


Before: [[File:food-crop-production1.png|540px]]
People would have to get used to different foods - or at least different ingredients. More on this later.


After: [[File:food-crop-production1-if-crop-choices.png|540px]]
==Scenario overview==


People would have to get used to different foods - or at least different ingredients. More on this later.
Every country would grow a mix of its best-yielding crops. This varies tremendously by region.<br />[[crop choices/chart|The whole chart can be found here. Note: it's a big page and may be slow to load.]]
 
Today's major crops are corn, soy and wheat (this is the "before").


Every country would grow mostly a mix of its best-yielding crops. This varies tremendously by region.<br />[[crop choices/chart|The whole chart can be found here. Note: it's a big page and may be slow to load.]]
But in the new scenario ("after"), the top crops include cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic, and other vegetables. While these don't ''seem'' like high-calorie foods, the sheer volume of them actually provides more calories than today's food supply. Now I don't think it's possible to eat that many vegetables raw - but they could probably be dried and processed into flour for baked goods etc, like how wheat and corn are today.


==FAQ==
Q: Food production is already so high - 5000 kalories per day per person? Why would you want to increase it more?


A: These numbers represent [[Term:primary|primary]] food production - in other words, how much food there is ''immediately'' after crop harvest. Most of this food later gets [[food funnel|lost, wasted, or fed to animals]]. This can be solved too, with the help of [[plant-based food]] and/or [[food waste reduction]]. There are many paths to [[food|feeding the world]].
==Nutrition calculator links==
The links below show the crops as foods in the [[nutrition calculator]].<br />
The links below show the crops as foods in the [[nutrition calculator]].<br />
Food per day, per capita:
Food per day, per capita:
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===Summary===
Today's major crops are corn, soy and wheat (this is the "before").
But in the new scenario ("after"), the top crops include cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic, and other vegetables. While these don't ''seem'' like high-calorie foods, the sheer volume of them actually provides more calories than today's food supply. Now I don't think it's possible to eat that many vegetables raw - but they could probably be dried and processed into flour for baked goods etc, like how wheat and corn are today.
===FAQ===
Q: Food production is already so high - 5000 kalories per day per person? Why would you want to increase it more?
A: These numbers represent [[Term:primary|primary]] food production - in other words, how much food there is ''immediately'' after crop harvest. Most of this food later gets [[food funnel|lost, wasted, or fed to animals]]. This can be solved too, with the help of [[plant-based food]] and/or [[food waste reduction]]. There are many paths to [[food|feeding the world]].
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