Re: [pf] Fork in the evolution road

by Molly Williams

21 December 2000 20:36 UTC

I was addressing the irrigation problem only. I remember when we were in
Calif. about 4 yrs ago, all the irrigation lines running across the
countryside, water constantly pouring out to water avocados and who
knows what else. We couldn't believe it, because we always hear how
water-starved the West is.

~ Molly


David A wrote:
> 
> Molly Williams wrote:
> > Is this far too simplistic: Farmers should plants crops that grow
> > naturally where they live, with the rainfall they get?
> 
> But if the land for cultivation remains the same (or decreases slightly
> due to population pressures), and the population increases by another 3
> billion by 2050 (even the UN's low-fertility scenario has it increasing
> by 1.3B over that time), then food productivity has to increase or some
> people, somewhere, will have to eat less.
> 
> David
> 
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