ED28

2. Economic
Development
Lecture 28
Agriculture and
Development
Chapter 16

3. Questions?

4. 2.10 Replacement
1.77 US
2035 more sr than kids
Age 21-36
1965 80%
2017 37%

5. Chapter 16
Agriculture and
Development

6. Hunter
Gatherer
Agricultural Industrial Information
Five Ages
Mobile

7. Hunter
Gatherer
Agricultural
Industrial
Information
Mobile
What’s Next?

8. Chapter 17
Agriculture and
Development

9. Developing Countries
25% of GDP Agriculture
50% of income on Food

13. Norman
Borlaug
(1914-2009)
The
Green
Revolution
one billion
people
saved

14. Food and Population
Indian diplomat Karan Singh
is reported to have said,
"Development is the best
contraceptive."

15. 40% of U.S. Corn Crop
It takes about 29
percent more
energy to refine a
gallon of ethanol
than gasoline.

16. Government and Food
Corn
Sugar
Studies

17. Destructive
Tax Breaks
Grants and Loans
Subsidies
Import Tariffs
Mandates

18. Sugar
75 lbs per person a year

19. Chapter 18
Trade and Development

20. Winners and Losers
Consumers
Competition
Producers
Gains outweigh losses

21. Gains
Competition
New Technology
Quantity andVariety
Social Relationships