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Only one country produces the food it needs to be self-sufficient
You'll love this: GUYANA.
A small South American country just above Brazil.
"The study, published in Nature Food, investigated how well each country could feed their populations in seven food groups: fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, plant-based protein and starchy staples." China and Vietnam produce enough in six of the seven categories. Out of 186 countries, 65% overproduce meat and dairy.
Concerningly, "...six countries – Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Macao, Qatar and Yemen – did not produce enough of any food group to be considered self-sufficient in that category." Dr. Jonas Stehl, first author of the paper, said that a lack of self-sufficiency is not inherently bad and can be due to any number of reasons: lack of water, bad soil, etc. But at the same time, "... low levels of self-sufficiency can reduce a country’s capability to respond to sudden global food supply shocks such as droughts, wars or export bans..."
The study was based on the World Wildlife Fund’s Livewell diet, which "... describes itself as “a flexible diet that involves rebalancing our protein consumption toward plants, eating more vegetables, pulses and wholegrains, and fewer foods high in fat, salt and sugar.”"
BBC article:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/only-one-country-produces-food-it-needs-self-sufficient
What appears to be the actual full study:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01173-4
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/23/1912252/only-one-country-in-the-world-produces-all-the-food-it-needs-study-finds
A small South American country just above Brazil.
"The study, published in Nature Food, investigated how well each country could feed their populations in seven food groups: fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, plant-based protein and starchy staples." China and Vietnam produce enough in six of the seven categories. Out of 186 countries, 65% overproduce meat and dairy.
Concerningly, "...six countries – Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Macao, Qatar and Yemen – did not produce enough of any food group to be considered self-sufficient in that category." Dr. Jonas Stehl, first author of the paper, said that a lack of self-sufficiency is not inherently bad and can be due to any number of reasons: lack of water, bad soil, etc. But at the same time, "... low levels of self-sufficiency can reduce a country’s capability to respond to sudden global food supply shocks such as droughts, wars or export bans..."
The study was based on the World Wildlife Fund’s Livewell diet, which "... describes itself as “a flexible diet that involves rebalancing our protein consumption toward plants, eating more vegetables, pulses and wholegrains, and fewer foods high in fat, salt and sugar.”"
BBC article:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/only-one-country-produces-food-it-needs-self-sufficient
What appears to be the actual full study:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01173-4
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/23/1912252/only-one-country-in-the-world-produces-all-the-food-it-needs-study-finds
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What is a pulses?
Hugs, Jon
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Interesting. I did not notice that word. Dunno.
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https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/legumes-pulses/#:~:text=A%20pulse%20is%20the%20edible,the%20pod%20is%20the%20pulse.
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Ah, thank you!