Author: Charles C. Mann
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Breakfast for Eight Billion
The New Atlantis • 14 Feb 2025 • ~3600 words
In the 1980s, a significant shift occurred in global food production, allowing the average person to access enough calories for the first time in history. Charles C. Mann explores how innovations from the Green Revolution, particularly advances in fertilization, irrigation, and g...