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Per capita? I find that really surprising!
by zwkrt 5y ago
Per capita? I find that really surprising!
- desdiv 5y agoI'm not sure which metric GP is referring to, but by total value of food exports they're 7th in the world. Extremely impressive for a country of only 17 million people. [0] https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/WLD/Year/LTST/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/by-country/Product/16-24_FoodProd https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/WLD/Yea...
- kaybe 5y agoIt helps that most things I've seen so far are pretty high value per volume such as more expensive vegetables.
- adriand 5y agoIt's probably because the Dutch diaspora has succeeded in getting their children hooked on stroopwafels (syrup waffles), salt licorice and those amazing dense raisin buns that seem to be approximately 50% raisins... I for one am happy to continue supporting their export economy!
- bserge 5y ago
- Vinnl 5y agoNot per capita, in absolute numbers, a couple of years ago at least [1]. That said, there are different ways to measure; this is by value. You could also imagine e.g. measuring by calories. Presumably, per capita it's number one. [1] This tiny country feeds the world - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/holland-agriculture-sustainable-farming https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/holland-...
- rasz 5y agoWhen I think Dutch I think 'boring people' followed by 'greenhouses' https://www.archdaily.com/932301/how-the-dutch-use-architecture-to-feed-the-world https://www.archdaily.com/932301/how-the-dutch-use-architect...