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Are We Headed for a Food Shortage?

Are We Headed for Food Shortage? Diminishing Farmland Every minute an acre of farmland is lost to development. This amounts to millions of acres each year. --CG 3 Between 1982 and 2007, 23 million acres were lost. roughly the size of Indiana Diminishing Farmers Ш Ш Ш American farmers are expected to drop by 50% in the next 10 years. US farms decreased from... to 1950 5.6 million 2008 2.2 million 2010 2020 The Labor Department predicts that employment for agriculture workers is expected to decline by 3% between According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 40% of US farmers are now 55 years or older, and the average age of this population continues to rise. 2010 and 2020 Concerns in a nutshell: New farmers' lack of Old farmers' retirement New farmers' lack of land inheritance capital to purchase land Industrial farms' reign over family farms A Diminishing Constancy Severe weather in the US and the rest of the world Heatwaves Droughts Typhoons Hurricanes 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 US Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that producers only had an average of 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork. (South Dakota) The wettest autumn since records began, followed by the coldest spring in 50 years, has devastated British wheat, forcing food manufacturers to import nearly 2.5 m tonnes of the crop. Projected US Pepulation Growth 420,080,587 392,172,658 363,811,435 336,031,546 %3D %3D %3D 2020 2030 2040 2050 Burgeoning middle class from the developing world increasing demand for meat products Pepulation growth Diminishing Farmland Diminishing Farmers Diminishing Constancy Population Growth Food Shontage World grain reserves are at their lowest since 1974 1974 2013 6.5% US alone is down by 6.5% in maize reserve VS Poor quality of corn crop + inflated prices 2013 is the 6th time the world consumes more food anticipated consumption than it produces (2014) $7.72 Honey bee populations in the US are dwindling. 31% of bee colonies died this past winter (800,000 bees) Price of a corn bushel Good or excellent mark doubled to $7.72 down by 35% from last year $ 9999999 %D Food Shortage Rising Food Prices Spreading Hunger Be Prepared! BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Free LegàcyFood www.freelegacyfood.com NZ И. II II

Are We Headed for a Food Shortage?

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The evidence is shocking! Farmland is diminishing – every minute an acre of farmland is lost to development. This amounts to millions of acres of farmland lost each year. American farmers are exp...

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