WMST 245
SECTION 4
THE WORLD FARMAND YOUR SHARE OF IT
“There is more than enough food in the worldfor everyone; but some are too poor to get
enough.”
Why is this 11 year old child in the Congo starving, when there is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone more than adequately?
THE WORLD FARM
IS MADE UP OF:
• 5 BILLION HECTARES OF LAND
• 1.4 BILLION WORKERS
• 26 MILLION TRACTORS
• 1.5 BILLION CATTLE & BUFFALOES
• 1.8 BILLION SHEEP AND GOATS
• 14 BILLION CHICKENS
• 0.9 BILLION PIGS
• IT USES 141 M TONS OF FERTILIZERS/YEAR
THE WORLD’S LAND USE
TOTAL AREA 13.4 Billion Hectares
TOTAL LAND 13.1 Billion Hectares
NON-ARABLE 11.5
AGRICULTURAL AREA 5.0
PERMANENT PASTURE 3.5
ARABLE & PERM. CROPS 1.5
IRRIGATED AREA 0.27
CEREALS 0.67 Billion Ha [2.1 Billion Tons]
PULSES 0.07 Billions Ha [0.06 Billion Tons]
VEGETABLES 0.04 Billion Ha [0.65 Billion Tons]
FRUITS 0.05 Billion Ha [0.45 Billion Tons]
YOUR FARM IS ALMOST AS BIG AS TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS(Without the End Zones – each field is about 1.1 acres)
YOUR FARM – HOW YOU USE IT - CROPS
USE AREA (ACRES)
YIELD (LBS/ACRE)
RECORD YIELD (LBS/ACRE)
PASTURE 1.51
TREE CROPS 0.05
FALLOW 0.15
WHEAT 0.10 2,260 13,000
RICE 0.07 2,035 5,200
CORN 0.06 3,235 17,200
OTHER CEREALS 0.08 2,200 13,200
BEANS 0.03 760
POTATOES 0.02 11,655 84,000
VEGETABLES 0.01 19,680
SOYBEANS/PEANUTS 0.06 1,510 6,600
COTTON 0.01 495 3,600
SUGAR 0.01 5,400 15,000
TOTAL FARM 2.16
YOUR FARM – HOW YOU USE IT - LIVESTOCK
USE NUMBER
CATTLE 0.26
SHEEP 0.31
PIGS 0.16
CHICKENS 2.17
TRACTOR 0.005
LABOR 0.24
FERTILIZER 69LBS
YOUR FARM – PRODUCTION
WHAT YOU PRODUCE LBS PER YEAR
LBS PER DAY (40 percent of cereal production is for animals and other uses)
WHEAT 225 0.62
RICE (PADDY in Brackets) 142 (218) 0.39
CORN 190 0.52
OTHER CEREALS 195 0.53
BEANS 23 0.06
POTATOES 253 0.69
VEGETABLES 188 0.52
YOUR FARM – PRODUCTION (CONT’D)
WHAT YOU PRODUCE LBS PER YEAR LBS PER DAY
SOYBEANS/PEANUTS 91 0.25
COTTON 7 Enough for about 18 yards of cloth
SUGAR 54 0.15
FRUIT 154 0.42
WINE 15 (6 litres) 0.04 (0.02 litres)
MEAT 75 0.21
MILK 210 (85 litres) 0.58 (0.24 litres)
EGGS (Number) 108 0.30
WOOL 1
FOOD FROM YOUR FARM Item Prod.
(lbs/day) Prod. (gm/day)
Calories Kcal/gm
Calories Kcal/day
Protein (gm/gm)
Protein (gm/day)
%
Wheat 0.62 281 2.74 770 0.0825 23.2 Rice 0.39 177 3.52 624 0.0588 10.4 Corn 0.52 236 2.82 666 0.0743 17.5 Other Cereals 0.53 240 3.06 738 0.0852 20.5 Total Cereals 2.06 834 2,798 71.6 49 Beans 0.06 27 3.39 92 0.2203 6.0 7 Potatoes 0.69 313 0.73 231 0.0148 4.6 5 Vegetables 0.52 236 0.22 53 0.0134 3.2 4 Soybeans/Peanuts 0.25 113 2.02 229 0.0505 5.7 7 Sugar 0.15 68 3.85 262 Fruit 0.42 191 0.57 108 Wine 0.04 20 0.53 11 Meat 0.21 95 1.72 164 0.1501 14.3 17 Milk 0.58 236 0.64 150 0.0319 7.5 9 Eggs 0.02 28 1.38 39 0.1034 2.9 2 TOTALS 4,137 115.8 Less Fed to Animals (40% of cereals)
1,119 28.6
NET for Humans 3,018 87.2 100
WORLD CEREAL PRODUCTION, 2002(Metric Tons) [Source: FAO]
Production Percent of Region of the World
(Metric Tons) Total (%)
Africa 115,756,538 6
[Africa South of Sahara 76,203,900 4]
Asia 985,858,441 49
[East & South East Asia 188,334,803 9]
[South Asia 290,315,144 14]
Europe 437,170,504 22
Central Amer & Caribbean 33,427,072 2
North America Developed 334,184,485 16
[United States 298,744,585 15]
South America 104,341,340 5
Oceania 18,647,606 1
World 2,029,385,990 100
NOTE: With a World Population of 6,214,891,000 = 327 kg (720 lb) per person
THE WORLD’S MAIN CEREAL PRODUCERS (2002)(Source: FAO)
Country Production (Mt) % Country Production (Mt) %China 402,000,611 19.8 Poland 26,833,198 1.3USA 298,744,585 14.7 Pakistan 26,767,900 1.3India 213,590,104 10.5 United Kingdom 23,115,000 1.1USSR, Former Area of 164,079,166 8.1 Myanmar 22,849,000 1.1Russian Federation 84,729,000 4.2 Nigeria 22,089,000 1.1France 69,158,075 3.4 Italy 21,886,557 1.1Indonesia 60,881,006 3.0 Spain 21,567,160 1.1Brazil 50,436,366 2.5 Egypt 19,464,007 1.0Germany 43,391,328 2.1 Australia 17,655,500 0.9Bangladesh 39,811,000 2.0 Philippines 17,589,915 0.9Viet Nam 36,378,200 1.8 Iran, Islamic Rep 17,323,000 0.9Canada 35,439,900 1.7 Japan 12,184,480 0.6Argentina 32,023,144 1.6 South Africa 11,955,135 0.6Turkey 31,940,180 1.6 Ethiopia 8,699,000 0.4Thailand 30,484,400 1.5 Korea, Republic 7,105,524 0.4Mexico 27,733,762 1.4 World 2,029,385,990 100.0NOTE: these countries account for 90 % of world cereal production