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U.S. farmers feeding the world

Do to the fact that I am a farmer that is trying to provide for the market, there could be a considerable bias when dealing with an issue like this. I feel that through my research and recent group presentations dealing with sections of this topic, that all my opinions are based on facts and other information. With that I am addressing the topic of whether or not farmers in the U.S. provide nutrition for the world.
I feel that not only do American farmers provide for the U.S. but for the world. Just look at the facts; Average cereal yields have more than doubled, according to a University of Essex study. The world's farmers produce 25 percent more food per person, even though population totals have nearly doubled. And the price of food has fallen 40 percent Nearly 4 million acres of irrigated land are lost each year to this salinization, costing some $11 billion in reduced productivity annually and more than 40 percent of the world's......

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