Arable Land Vs. Population

Written By Adam English

Posted September 17, 2013

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As the world population soars, arable land per person proportionally shrinks. It will take about fifty years, between 1970 and 2020, for the population to double and arable land per person to be halved. The stresses on food production and food prices will inevitably keep rising. 

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