Posted on 10/13/2016
The size of global agriculture has grown dramatically in recent years, in terms of both production and market value, the result of a combination of technology and growing demand for both feed and food grains, meat, and vegetables. Those results have not been evenly distributed, however.
“The U.S. has had more growth in agricultural production since 2000 than Europe, but China, on the other hand, has seen more rapid growth than the U.S. in that same time, as has Brazil, especially in grains, oilseeds, and livestock,” said Pat Westhoff, Ph.D., director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri.
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