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RE: Five Key Long-Term Economic Investment Trends To Watch In 2017 And Beyond
Nice summary of a complicated topic.
A couple of thoughts about food production
- Those GMO foods are part of what allowed the 3rd world to (over)populate so quickly. I'm not making a moral judgement on that one way or another.
- Aquaponics may be something to look at for those who have the means to do it. While I would still love to get a steak now and then, the possibility of providing yourself with a fully sustainable diet is intriguing. I have even seen a version of this where a chicken coop was integrated in the system for additional meat and eggs! Of course, that involved building a structure over a backyard pool, and was pretty big in space required.
Aquaponics is the way to grow the most food in a confined setting. So if there is demand for 'locally grown' produce in cities then entrepreneurs will fill that niche - more expensive but local produce. It is an interesting example, and I have read about the people that have used their backyard pool with a chicken coop over it so that the chicken waste fell into the water and the tilapia ate it.
I see it all as just a niche type system for areas that have no arable land. If arable land is available, it is much more cost effective. Most people buy the cheaper version of an item.
aquaponics is definitely worth an article of it's own...I'll add that to the ever-expanding and never shrinking "to do" list LOL