WMST 245

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WMST 245

• SECTION 4
• THE WORLD FARM
• AND YOUR SHARE OF IT
• There is more than enough food in the world
• for everyone but some are too poor to get
  enough.

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Why do more than 800 million people not have
enough to eat in the world today?
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Why is this 11 year old child in the Congo
starving, when there is more than enough food in
the world to feed everyone more than adequately?
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How much food is enough?
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How much food is enough?Or are there other
questions we should be asking?
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HOW MUCH FOOD DOES EACH PERSON EAT?
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THE WORLD FARM

• IS MADE UP OF
• 5 BILLION HECTARES OF LAND
• 1.4 BILLION WORKERS
• 26 MILLION TRACTORS
• 1.5 BILLION CATTLE BUFFALOES
• 1.8 BILLION SHEEP AND GOATS
• 14 BILLION CHICKENS
• 0.9 BILLION PIGS
• IT USES 141 M TONS OF FERTILIZERS/YEAR

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THE WORLDS LAND USE

• TOTAL AREA 13.4 Billion Hectares
• TOTAL LAND 13.1 Billion Hectares
• NON-ARABLE 11.5
• AGRICULTURAL AREA 5.0
• PERMANENT PASTURE 3.5
• ARABLE PERM. CROPS 1.5
• IRRIGATED AREA 0.27
• CEREALS 0.67 Billion Ha 2.1 Billion Tons
• PULSES 0.07 Billions Ha 0.06 Billion Tons
• VEGETABLES 0.04 Billion Ha 0.65 Billion Tons
• FRUITS 0.05 Billion Ha 0.45 Billion Tons

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YOUR FARM IS ALMOST AS BIG AS TWO FOOTBALL
FIELDS(Without the End Zones each field is
about 1.1 acres)
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YOUR SHARE OF THE WORLD FARM
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YOUR FARM HOW YOU USE IT - CROPS
USE AREA (ACRES) YIELD (LBS/ACRE) RECORD YIELD (LBS/ACRE)
PASTURE 1.51
TREE CROPS 0.05
FALLOW 0.15
WHEAT 0.10 2,260 13,000
RICE 0.07 2,035 5,200
CORN 0.06 3,235 17,200
OTHER CEREALS 0.08 2,200 13,200
BEANS 0.03 760
POTATOES 0.02 11,655 84,000
VEGETABLES 0.01 19,680
SOYBEANS/PEANUTS 0.06 1,510 6,600
COTTON 0.01 495 3,600
SUGAR 0.01 5,400 15,000
TOTAL FARM 2.16
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YOUR FARM HOW YOU USE IT - LIVESTOCK
USE NUMBER
CATTLE 0.26
SHEEP 0.31
PIGS 0.16
CHICKENS 2.17

TRACTOR 0.005
LABOR 0.24
FERTILIZER 69LBS
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YOUR FARM PRODUCTION
WHAT YOU PRODUCE LBS PER YEAR LBS PER DAY (40 percent of cereal production is for animals and other uses)
WHEAT 225 0.62
RICE (PADDY in Brackets) 142 (218) 0.39
CORN 190 0.52
OTHER CEREALS 195 0.53
BEANS 23 0.06
POTATOES 253 0.69
VEGETABLES 188 0.52
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YOUR FARM PRODUCTION (CONTD)
WHAT YOU PRODUCE LBS PER YEAR LBS PER DAY
SOYBEANS/PEANUTS 91 0.25
COTTON 7 Enough for about 18 yards of cloth
SUGAR 54 0.15
FRUIT 154 0.42
WINE 15 (6 litres) 0.04 (0.02 litres)
MEAT 75 0.21
MILK 210 (85 litres) 0.58 (0.24 litres)
EGGS (Number) 108 0.30
WOOL 1
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FOOD FROM YOUR FARM
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HUMANS HAVE VERY NARROW DIETS TODAY
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Number of People Fed from One Acre of American
Farms
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WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION, 2002(Metric Tons)
Source FAO
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THE WORLDS MAIN CEREAL PRODUCERS (2002)(Source
FAO)
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THE WORLDS MAIN CEREAL PRODUCERS 2002Source FAO