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As long as population increases, production from fixed resources that are dwindling should cost more. Ag depends on labour. Right now cheap food doesn’t come f
by jelliclesfarm 7y ago
As long as population increases, production from fixed resources that are dwindling should cost more.
Ag depends on labour. Right now cheap food doesn’t come from better production but from economies of scale to a certain extent but mostly by hedging and importing from poorer countries where labour is cheaper.
Such a supply chain is unstable and unreliable. We will see food shortages in places like America as imports will fall short and labour dries up. The farm workers are the most vulnerable population. Most will likely be infected during this crisis and will contribute to community spread. Because there is no one willing to work as hard as them at such low wages, ag is going to come to a screeching halt in the coming seasons.
- pdonis 7y ago> production from fixed resources > Ag depends on labour. Labor is not a fixed resource. Also, ag does not have to depend on labor. It does now because, as you say, the supply chain is currently set up to take advantage of the cheap labor which is available in many places. But it doesn't have to be set up that way.