I have had nightmares about global warming in which there were massive worldwide crop failures. In the dream, the collapse in food supply on the shelves hasn’t hit yet, but it’s inevitable.
While I’m normally pretty ignorant on China their greenhouse game is something I’ve been aware of for a while. Its awe inspiring really. When you look into greenhouses and how how to deal with them in a research sense, you will inevitably run into what China is doing. Its a drastic difference compared to the individualistic approach the west has, especially America. That is to say, some people are doing some pretty spectacular things, but it won’t be helpful to the people.
I often wonder how much the cult of liberal individualism in the west has contributed to utter inability to plan and solve long horizon problems that we see today.
China has stockpiles for China. Not so much for the rest of the world.
The issue is that China has a huge population but surprisingly little flat, arable land compared to its total landmass. A lot of China is mountains or deserts.
The US for example has much more farmable space (the most in the world, or closely tied with India), and even Russia, with so much of its landmass being arctic tundra, still has more than China, and that’s not even taking per capita into account.
So yes China has done a very good job ensuring its own food security given its difficult conditions, but much of the rest of the world will still struggle.
from what i’ve heard, the us-“israeli” aggression that triggered the Iranian blockade of Hormuz could lead to this scenario (earlier than climate change related effects) due to severe reduction of materials for making fertilizer
I have had nightmares about global warming in which there were massive worldwide crop failures. In the dream, the collapse in food supply on the shelves hasn’t hit yet, but it’s inevitable.
That’s my big worry as well, a single harvest failure could easily trigger a global famine.
China’s got huge grain stockpiles, I’m sure they’re plenty aware and nobody else is following lead
Yeah, China takes food security seriously, they’re also leading in building greenhouses for climate controlled food production from what I’ve read.
While I’m normally pretty ignorant on China their greenhouse game is something I’ve been aware of for a while. Its awe inspiring really. When you look into greenhouses and how how to deal with them in a research sense, you will inevitably run into what China is doing. Its a drastic difference compared to the individualistic approach the west has, especially America. That is to say, some people are doing some pretty spectacular things, but it won’t be helpful to the people.
I often wonder how much the cult of liberal individualism in the west has contributed to utter inability to plan and solve long horizon problems that we see today.
A lot probably
China has stockpiles for China. Not so much for the rest of the world.
The issue is that China has a huge population but surprisingly little flat, arable land compared to its total landmass. A lot of China is mountains or deserts.
The US for example has much more farmable space (the most in the world, or closely tied with India), and even Russia, with so much of its landmass being arctic tundra, still has more than China, and that’s not even taking per capita into account.
So yes China has done a very good job ensuring its own food security given its difficult conditions, but much of the rest of the world will still struggle.
from what i’ve heard, the us-“israeli” aggression that triggered the Iranian blockade of Hormuz could lead to this scenario (earlier than climate change related effects) due to severe reduction of materials for making fertilizer