Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
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Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
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Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#2Embrapa does a truly remarkable job. It has for decades
Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#3Self-sufficiency is not a real metric when it comes to commodities. Wheat sells at the market rate to whoever buys it.
Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#4Self-sufficiency is not a real metric when it comes to commodities. Wheat sells at the market rate to whoever buys it.
markets are a construct of peacetime. self-sufficiency is not
Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#5They claim the current wheat yield is 3.3 tons/hectare while the new variety has yield 10 tons/hectare, about a 3x difference.
What impact does this have on the micronutrient profile of the harvested crop? And does this result in faster depletion of those micronutrients from the soil, i.e. is it sustainable to harvest this crop?
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#6Anyone familiar with the governmental policies of Brazil? They mentioned deforestation twice to say that it's not a problem because this will be done on existing farmland. But, how long that will hold when there's money to be made?
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Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#8Auto-sufficiency in 5 years and back to dependency in 25 years, after global warming decimates their agriculture.
Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#9Anyone familiar with the governmental policies of Brazil? They mentioned deforestation twice to say that it's not a problem because this will be done on existing farmland. But, how long that will hold when there's money to be made?
If Bolsonaro were still in charge I'd be concerned but Lula is an advocate of indigenous communities so I'm not as worried. There is still plenty of corruption and schemers who will poach land but they won't have a bright green light like they would have before Lula was elected.
Re: Brazil develops tropical wheat and predicts self-sufficiency in 5 years
#10Auto-sufficiency in 5 years and back to dependency in 25 years, after global warming decimates their agriculture.
Amazingly snarky claim with so few sources to back it up!