‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any profit

Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by dmoy on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @12:46PM (#37586491)

> In the not distant past most Americans spent 30+% of their income on food, which I doubt is a world many of us want to return to.

Not only that, but as recently as like 100 years ago, 30% of people in the US were farmers (ish).

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by Turing_Machine on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:44PM (#37591933)

For that matter, it hasn't been all that long since around 90% of the people were agricultural laborers -- pretty much world-wide before the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, and in many areas of the planet, well into the 20th Century.

Generally unfree laborers at that (i.e., slaves or serfs).

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