With 10X increases in yields per acre, I expected to see some really dramatic yield improvements over time. Some countries did have great improvements. However, from 1961 to 2022 United states only improved production by 151%. Basically what I see is that well established countries had modest improvements, but no where near 10x.
Our diet consists of a lot more than grains. I'm sure the improvements helped, yes they made a difference. I am not convinced we'd be in serious trouble without them.
With 10X increases in yields per acre, I expected to see some really dramatic yield improvements over time. Some countries did have great improvements. However, from 1961 to 2022 United states only improved production by 151%. Basically what I see is that well established countries had modest improvements, but no where near 10x.
To check my time line, I noted from the following that the Green Revolution started in the late 60's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution
Our diet consists of a lot more than grains. I'm sure the improvements helped, yes they made a difference. I am not convinced we'd be in serious trouble without them.