SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (37353)7/18/2008 7:22:49 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 219669
 
Imagine if water was priced at a level which showed its true value. Then we would had applied science and technology to manageg water resources.

Not only that there would had been a plethora of development of crops fo the arid regions. This is slowly changing. Soy is a temperate zone crop. Brazil adapted it to sub-temperate zone and it satrted goin up nort towards the tropical belt and being planted in areas where before it was not open to soy cultivation.

There was so much good land and good wehater that Brazil picked only the low hanging fruit (pun intended). Now as prices skyrocket, it becmoes economical to go for other areas where it was more difficult to plant.



To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (37353)7/18/2008 7:26:17 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 219669
 
Scientists Are Making Brazil’s Savannah Bloom
nytimes.com



To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (37353)7/18/2008 7:31:38 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 219669
 
"Of the 5% growth that agricultural production posts per year, according to the minister, greater productivity is responsible for 3.5%"

Message 24009687

Of course the mindless crowd says is cutting the Amazon that is responsible for the productivity growth