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Because revolutions happen on empty stomachs. Food security is key for a stable government. So governments push for policies that maximize food output like fer
by dexwiz 3y ago
Because revolutions happen on empty stomachs.
Food security is key for a stable government. So governments push for policies that maximize food output like fertilizers and pesticides. You can blame farmers all you want but national policies heavily shape farmer behavior.
Look at Sri Lanka. They banned fertilizer and they have partially collapsed.
- flashback2199 3y agoYou do realize we export crops right? It's not about preventing a revolution? It's about money lol
- Turing_Machine 3y agoYou do realize that unrest in the rest of the world leads to problems here, right? It's both about money and about keeping a couple of billion people from starving to death. lol indeed.
- dexwiz 3y agoThe USA has long concerned itself with the politics of other countries. And it uses food exports as a tool of financial influence. Money is always a key part of influence, but it’s not the only. Food and weapons are also high on that list.
- Nevermark 3y agoCompanies like Cargill (the biggest) that manage food supply chains across the world are deeply intertwined with governments and food production businesses, with a level of seriousness only matched by how quiet they aim to be. Maintaining food security, availability and price stability involves handling the complexities of weather, farming businesses, a global network of every kind of transport service, technology, politics and finance, and comes before military security. Any change in practice that hampers food production will face an uphill battle, given the significant downsides to any food instability or price expansion.