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Can NZ produce enough food for its population? If so, that definitely seems like the right place to be in case of the apocalypse. Beautiful land, gorgeous ocean

Can NZ produce enough food for its population? If so, that definitely seems like the right place to be in case of the apocalypse. Beautiful land, gorgeous ocean, intelligent populace, and far, far away from everyone else.

tshaddox 6y ago
If you find yourself in the only place able to grow food you better be able to defend yourself as well.
- 8note 6y ago
  Being really far away from everything else makes that a bunch easier
kzrdude 6y ago
With its climate and low population density, it should be able to do that quite handily.
jointpdf 6y ago
There are ~6 sheep per person in NZ and lots of wine, so I’m gonna go with yes. Also, there’s the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival in NZ (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokitika_Wildfoods_Festival https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokitika_Wildfoods_Festival), where everyone dresses up in costumes and voluntarily eats foods that one might resort to during an apocalypse. Highly recommended.
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kinow 6y ago
It has good amount of meat/fish, exporting a lot now. But fruits and veggies are harder due to weather (but still possible with green houses, hydro, etc, tho to a smaller scale). It still needs corn, wheat, soy, etc to be imported.
- EdwardDiego 6y ago
  We could be entirely self-sufficient in wheat etc, if we chose to be. Our current reliance on imports is just the free market at work - more money in dairy, and we're right next to a country that grows wheat far more efficiently. I've watched quite a few wheat fields I grew up near become dairy pasture.
EdwardDiego 6y ago
Yes. But for the love of God, we're not a lifeboat.
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macdice 6y ago
Yes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_food_self-sufficiency_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_food_se...
gHosts 6y ago
We are, and continue to be, a major exporter of food.

tshaddox 6y ago

If you find yourself in the only place able to grow food you better be able to defend yourself as well.

8note 6y ago
Being really far away from everything else makes that a bunch easier

kzrdude 6y ago

With its climate and low population density, it should be able to do that quite handily.

jointpdf 6y ago

There are ~6 sheep per person in NZ and lots of wine, so I’m gonna go with yes. Also, there’s the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival in NZ (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokitika_Wildfoods_Festival https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokitika_Wildfoods_Festival), where everyone dresses up in costumes and voluntarily eats foods that one might resort to during an apocalypse. Highly recommended.

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kinow 6y ago

It has good amount of meat/fish, exporting a lot now. But fruits and veggies are harder due to weather (but still possible with green houses, hydro, etc, tho to a smaller scale). It still needs corn, wheat, soy, etc to be imported.

EdwardDiego 6y ago
We could be entirely self-sufficient in wheat etc, if we chose to be. Our current reliance on imports is just the free market at work - more money in dairy, and we're right next to a country that grows wheat far more efficiently. I've watched quite a few wheat fields I grew up near become dairy pasture.

EdwardDiego 6y ago

Yes. But for the love of God, we're not a lifeboat.

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macdice 6y ago

Yes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_food_self-sufficiency_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_food_se...

gHosts 6y ago

We are, and continue to be, a major exporter of food.