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Its almost as if the grain and corn could be fed to starving peoples around the world for a lower price. Sarcasm aside, a lot of starvation could be counteract
by forkLding 9y ago
Its almost as if the grain and corn could be fed to starving peoples around the world for a lower price.
Sarcasm aside, a lot of starvation could be counteracted with better distribution of excess corn at a lower price so I don't see a real problem. North American farms might be hit but the actual amount of labour needed at a massive corn-producing farm is shrinking every year due to technology (although there is also a agricultural labour shortage).
- rumcajz 9y agoTo further that case, drought resistant corn would be more useful than cold resistant one, I guess.
- chrissnell 9y agoMost of the corn grown around here in Kansas is not the variety that you eat off the cob, it's the kind you feed to livestock. Shipping this corn off to starving people doesn't do much for them unless they want to raise cows and pigs on it.
- skolsuper 9y agoThey probably do? It's got to be better than starving...
- forkLding 9y agoIts still quite edible, I've seen people eat pig corn as corn flour, its not great but it does make an alright stew But then again, we shouldnt steal food from livestock to just feed humans. I apologize for my sarcasm, I couldnt help it
- matt4077 9y agoThe good news is that actual starvation has also been greatly reduced. Malnutrition remains a problem, and US corn and grain aren't really helpful for that. The other problem with the idea is that it runs the risk of destroying local food markets, destroying exactly the structures and institutions these countries need when the US inevitably stops dropping calories on them the next year.