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>but crop yields remain constant Some, not all, crop yields have been stalling in recent years. I think Tyler's point was maybe the increasing cost of research
by Isamu 7y ago
>but crop yields remain constant
Some, not all, crop yields have been stalling in recent years. I think Tyler's point was maybe the increasing cost of research and effort to keep moving the yield curves up, such that it may be stalling progress there.
Data on crop yields here: https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields
- mikorym 7y ago>> crop yields remain constant > some, not all... Good that you made this correction. In 1960 the average yield for tomatoes was 50 ton/ha or less in the area where I am from. [1] In 2019, the yield was 100 ton/ha, but in the most optimal areas you get 140 ton/ha. If you use nets you get 250 tons/ha. >> How is it that science and technology move forward but crop yields remain constant? This is bordering on conspiracy theory; I have experience in tech in agriculture and the progress the last 50 years is nothing short of a humanitarian miracle. The miracle is far from complete though. [1] First hand knowledge.