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1. One of the main humanitarian catastrophes recently was the famine in Darfur. Which was very much genocidal. 2. Africa and the world definitely has more arab

by zosima 4y ago

1. One of the main humanitarian catastrophes recently was the famine in Darfur. Which was very much genocidal. 2. Africa and the world definitely has more arable land than what you're suggesting there: https://www.afrik21.africa/en/africa-arable-land-increased-by-52-in-20-years/ https://www.afrik21.africa/en/africa-arable-land-increased-b... Even statista (your source), claims that the total amount of arable land in Africa is 1119 million hectares: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287280/agricultural-land-in-africa/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287280/agricultural-lan... We are speaking of Africa as a continent here. Obviously central Sahara can not sustain a very large population. (And coincidentally, neither has it). Are you sure you know what you're speaking of? PS. the 60% was from memory, and constitutes currently uncultivated arable land. The total arable land seems to be a somewhat lower percentage of earth's total (but your numbers are way off), but not meaningfully so with regards to my main point.

nyokodo 4y ago
The World Economic Forum says Africa has 60% of global uncultivated arable land. [1] This might be what you remembered? Africa’s problem isn’t the availability of arable land it’s soil fertility. The soils in Africa are mostly bad to meh. [2][3] The less fertile the soil the more fertilizer inputs it needs to produce. 1. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-africa-can-feed-the-world/#:~:text=Africa%20remains%20a%20net%20importer,have%20struggled%20to%20keep%20pace https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-africa-can-feed-t.... 2. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/use/?cid=nrcs142p2_054024 https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/use/?... 3. https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/?location=-17.741%2C-45.280%2C57.012%2C58.382 https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/?location=-17.741%2C-45...

by zosima 4y ago

nyokodo 4y ago

The World Economic Forum says Africa has 60% of global uncultivated arable land. [1] This might be what you remembered? Africa’s problem isn’t the availability of arable land it’s soil fertility. The soils in Africa are mostly bad to meh. [2][3] The less fertile the soil the more fertilizer inputs it needs to produce. 1. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-africa-can-feed-the-world/#:~:text=Africa%20remains%20a%20net%20importer,have%20struggled%20to%20keep%20pace https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-africa-can-feed-t.... 2. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/use/?cid=nrcs142p2_054024 https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/use/?... 3. https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/?location=-17.741%2C-45.280%2C57.012%2C58.382 https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/?location=-17.741%2C-45...