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I'd worry that the improved farming techniques will not facilitate a release of land back to wild, but would simply intensify whatever acreage is already farmed
by sam_0123 5y ago
I'd worry that the improved farming techniques will not facilitate a release of land back to wild, but would simply intensify whatever acreage is already farmed + whatever new ground anyone can justify (like anywhere else I'm aware of).
- kavalg 5y agoand will produce lower quality food
- relax88 5y agoThe total land area used for agriculture has actually decreased in the last few decades in some of the richer and more developed areas. Europe in general has seen some reforestation and is greener now than 100 years ago (though still much less green than several hundred years ago).
- _Algernon_ 5y agoIs that due to more effective farming methods or just due to importing more foods? I have the suspicion that this is a case of patting ourselves on the back similar to our reduction in CO2-emissions that are merely being exported to China.
- paul_f 5y agoMaybe you could actually go research this and let us know what you find.