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mike_hearn
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It's about right for any developed western country.
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runeks
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Because we import the agricultural products we consume from other countries?
f33d5173
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No because mechanization has made farming require far fewer people than in times past. The US and many western countries export more than they import.
hollerith
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Mechanization and chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides).
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