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> who will work the 10% of China's land that's arable to feed 1.4B people? According to the US Department of Agriculture [1], in the US "Direct on-farm empl
by credit_guy 3y ago
> who will work the 10% of China's land that's arable to feed 1.4B people?
According to the US Department of Agriculture [1], in the US
"Direct on-farm employment accounted for about 2.6 million of these jobs, or 1.3 percent of U.S. employment"
China is not as advanced as the US, but even if the productivity is lower by a factor of 5, you could end up with only 6.5% of the working population being employed on farms. The Chinese workforce is 733 million people, so you'd need to have less than 50 million employed on farms.
[1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistic...