• plyth@feddit.org
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    12 hours ago

    You suggest to grown none of those 30 million that are used for ethanol. That would be 30 million acres less out of 90 million that are used for corn. That’s a major chamge.

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      Corn grown for ethanol would not help in a food shortage, so for the idea of a food shortage, it is… not helpful.

      We have plenty of land not being used right now that could be used to grow food.

      But we don’t have a shortage of food. We have food being wasted and thrown away. We have plenty of excess food. This is like being worried about your driveway taking up valuable lawn space. It’s… not.

      • plyth@feddit.org
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        5 hours ago

        would not help in a food shortage

        Others have pointed out that it can be eaten as staple food.

        We have plenty of land not being used right now

        Land doesn’t help if there is no food.

        But we don’t have a shortage of food.

        A reserve is for out of ordinary situations.