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==Imagined scenario== | ==Imagined scenario== | ||
Using only existing crop land (no [[deforestation]]): | |||
Suppose every country grew mostly its top-yielding crops. We don't want a pure monoculture{{x|as this would probably actually be ''bad'' for yields in the long run}}, but suppose that high-yield crops are grown ''much more often'' than low-yield crops. | Suppose every country grew mostly its top-yielding crops. We don't want a pure monoculture{{x|as this would probably actually be ''bad'' for yields in the long run}}, but suppose that high-yield crops are grown ''much more often'' than low-yield crops. | ||
[[User:Elie|I]] decided to do some data analysis to | What might the global food supply look like? [[User:Elie|I]] decided to do some data analysis to find out: | ||
<tab name="Technical summary of the analysis" collapsed> | <tab name="Technical summary of the analysis" collapsed> | ||
<small>''Using data on average local yields for each crop in each country:''</small> | <small>''Using data on average local yields for each crop in each country:''</small><br /> | ||
'''For each country:''' | '''For each country:''' | ||
* Each crop is given an amount of land proportional to the ''square'' of its ''yield score.'' | * Each crop is given an amount of land proportional to the ''square'' of its ''yield score.'' | ||