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This-data file is a breakdown of world food energy production, by crop, and by major country-region. The source is the excellent and open-source data from the Food and Agriculture Organization….
…to present our top ten facts and observations. (1) Food is a form of energy. The average person needs to ingest around 2,000 calories (kcal) per day to maintain their…
This data-file compiles the estimated calorific and financial yields of tree crops versus conventional crops such as corn and soybean. There is strong economic potential to produce food while absorbing…
…biofuels. But in practice, there is also a possibility of food shortages in 2022-23. Biofuels are made from agricultural products that are usually in some way fungible with food supplies….
…most consequential disruption in food and agricultural production since the first domestication of plants and animals ten thousand years ago”. The disruption is producing proteins via precision fermentation (PF), which…
…shifts. Do rising food and energy prices cause revolutions? We looked back at a dozen examples on pages 5-7. Outright revolutions can be triggered by food and energy shortages, per…
…capable of snowballing. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2020/12/10/decarbonizing-global-energy-the-route-to-net-zero/ We consider companies that can improve agricultural productivity and carbon sequestration potential to be among the non-obvious opportunities to drive the energy transition (screen below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/biotech-companies-to-enhance-agricultural-yields-or-co2-uptake/…
Why compile a screen of biotech and agritech companies? Our research targets 1.2bn hectares of reforestation, as part of a low-cost pathway to net zero (note here). The demands are…
…leaf veins. In 2019, scientists at Huazhong Agricultural University gene-edited rice to tolerate higher soil salinity. These are examples of bio-engineering: modifying the genetic code of plants for practical purposes….
…shortages. This is not a romantic portrayal of pre-industrial civilization, some simpler time “before fossil fuels”. It is a horror show of deficiencies, in lifespans, food, heat, mobility, freight, materials,…