“On the other hand, there’s this neat picture that shows how much India & such can increase their agri output when they industrialize…”
this projected increase is based on the same high energy input agriculture system used by Western countries
you know, using natural gas to make fertilizer, using petroleum to make pesticides and fungicides, using gasoline and diesel fuel to run farming equipment, using more fuel to distribute the fertilizers and the food
oh, what’s that? peak oil? you mean they won’t ever achieve those increased outputs because they won’t have the cheap energy to do so? hmmmm …
