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SECTION 4

THE WORLD FARMAND YOUR SHARE OF IT

“There is more than enough food in the worldfor everyone; but some are too poor to get

enough.”

Why do more than 800 million people not have enough to eat in the world today?

Why is this 11 year old child in the Congo starving, when there is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone more than adequately?

How much food is enough?

How much food is enough?Or are there other questions we should be asking?

HOW MUCH FOOD DOES EACH PERSON EAT?

THE WORLD FARM

IS MADE UP OF:

• 5 BILLION HECTARES OF LAND

• 1.4 BILLION WORKERS

• 26 MILLION TRACTORS

• 1.5 BILLION CATTLE & BUFFALOES

• 1.8 BILLION SHEEP AND GOATS

• 14 BILLION CHICKENS

• 0.9 BILLION PIGS

• IT USES 141 M TONS OF FERTILIZERS/YEAR

THE WORLD’S LAND USE

TOTAL AREA 13.4 Billion Hectares

TOTAL LAND 13.1 Billion Hectares

NON-ARABLE 11.5

AGRICULTURAL AREA 5.0

PERMANENT PASTURE 3.5

ARABLE & PERM. CROPS 1.5

IRRIGATED AREA 0.27

CEREALS 0.67 Billion Ha [2.1 Billion Tons]

PULSES 0.07 Billions Ha [0.06 Billion Tons]

VEGETABLES 0.04 Billion Ha [0.65 Billion Tons]

FRUITS 0.05 Billion Ha [0.45 Billion Tons]

YOUR FARM IS ALMOST AS BIG AS TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS(Without the End Zones – each field is about 1.1 acres)

YOUR SHARE OF THE WORLD FARM

YOUR FARM – HOW YOU USE IT - CROPS

USE AREA (ACRES)

YIELD (LBS/ACRE)

RECORD YIELD (LBS/ACRE)

PASTURE 1.51

TREE CROPS 0.05

FALLOW 0.15

WHEAT 0.10 2,260 13,000

RICE 0.07 2,035 5,200

CORN 0.06 3,235 17,200

OTHER CEREALS 0.08 2,200 13,200

BEANS 0.03 760

POTATOES 0.02 11,655 84,000

VEGETABLES 0.01 19,680

SOYBEANS/PEANUTS 0.06 1,510 6,600

COTTON 0.01 495 3,600

SUGAR 0.01 5,400 15,000

TOTAL FARM 2.16

YOUR FARM – HOW YOU USE IT - LIVESTOCK

USE NUMBER

CATTLE 0.26

SHEEP 0.31

PIGS 0.16

CHICKENS 2.17

TRACTOR 0.005

LABOR 0.24

FERTILIZER 69LBS

YOUR FARM – PRODUCTION

WHAT YOU PRODUCE LBS PER YEAR

LBS PER DAY (40 percent of cereal production is for animals and other uses)

WHEAT 225 0.62

RICE (PADDY in Brackets) 142 (218) 0.39

CORN 190 0.52

OTHER CEREALS 195 0.53

BEANS 23 0.06

POTATOES 253 0.69

VEGETABLES 188 0.52

YOUR FARM – PRODUCTION (CONT’D)

WHAT YOU PRODUCE LBS PER YEAR LBS PER DAY

SOYBEANS/PEANUTS 91 0.25

COTTON 7 Enough for about 18 yards of cloth

SUGAR 54 0.15

FRUIT 154 0.42

WINE 15 (6 litres) 0.04 (0.02 litres)

MEAT 75 0.21

MILK 210 (85 litres) 0.58 (0.24 litres)

EGGS (Number) 108 0.30

WOOL 1

FOOD FROM YOUR FARM Item Prod.

(lbs/day) Prod. (gm/day)

Calories Kcal/gm

Calories Kcal/day

Protein (gm/gm)

Protein (gm/day)

%

Wheat 0.62 281 2.74 770 0.0825 23.2 Rice 0.39 177 3.52 624 0.0588 10.4 Corn 0.52 236 2.82 666 0.0743 17.5 Other Cereals 0.53 240 3.06 738 0.0852 20.5 Total Cereals 2.06 834 2,798 71.6 49 Beans 0.06 27 3.39 92 0.2203 6.0 7 Potatoes 0.69 313 0.73 231 0.0148 4.6 5 Vegetables 0.52 236 0.22 53 0.0134 3.2 4 Soybeans/Peanuts 0.25 113 2.02 229 0.0505 5.7 7 Sugar 0.15 68 3.85 262 Fruit 0.42 191 0.57 108 Wine 0.04 20 0.53 11 Meat 0.21 95 1.72 164 0.1501 14.3 17 Milk 0.58 236 0.64 150 0.0319 7.5 9 Eggs 0.02 28 1.38 39 0.1034 2.9 2 TOTALS 4,137 115.8 Less Fed to Animals (40% of cereals)

1,119 28.6

NET for Humans 3,018 87.2 100

HUMANS HAVE VERY NARROW DIETS TODAY

Number of People Fed from One Acre of American Farms

WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION, 2002(Metric Tons) [Source: FAO]

Production Percent of Region of the World

(Metric Tons) Total (%)

Africa 115,756,538 6

[Africa South of Sahara 76,203,900 4]

Asia 985,858,441 49

[East & South East Asia 188,334,803 9]

[South Asia 290,315,144 14]

Europe 437,170,504 22

Central Amer & Caribbean 33,427,072 2

North America Developed 334,184,485 16

[United States 298,744,585 15]

South America 104,341,340 5

Oceania 18,647,606 1

World 2,029,385,990 100

NOTE: With a World Population of 6,214,891,000 = 327 kg (720 lb) per person

THE WORLD’S MAIN CEREAL PRODUCERS (2002)(Source: FAO)

Country Production (Mt) % Country Production (Mt) %China 402,000,611 19.8 Poland 26,833,198 1.3USA 298,744,585 14.7 Pakistan 26,767,900 1.3India 213,590,104 10.5 United Kingdom 23,115,000 1.1USSR, Former Area of 164,079,166 8.1 Myanmar 22,849,000 1.1Russian Federation 84,729,000 4.2 Nigeria 22,089,000 1.1France 69,158,075 3.4 Italy 21,886,557 1.1Indonesia 60,881,006 3.0 Spain 21,567,160 1.1Brazil 50,436,366 2.5 Egypt 19,464,007 1.0Germany 43,391,328 2.1 Australia 17,655,500 0.9Bangladesh 39,811,000 2.0 Philippines 17,589,915 0.9Viet Nam 36,378,200 1.8 Iran, Islamic Rep 17,323,000 0.9Canada 35,439,900 1.7 Japan 12,184,480 0.6Argentina 32,023,144 1.6 South Africa 11,955,135 0.6Turkey 31,940,180 1.6 Ethiopia 8,699,000 0.4Thailand 30,484,400 1.5 Korea, Republic 7,105,524 0.4Mexico 27,733,762 1.4 World 2,029,385,990 100.0NOTE: these countries account for 90 % of world cereal production

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