In a world that is becoming more urbanised, food security is increasingly becoming an issue of huge concern among many nations. How will we feed a population that is set to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050?
The United States holds more arable land than any other nation, at 1.65 million square kilometres, or just over 10% of all of the available arable land on earth. It comes in ahead of countries like India, China, Russia and Brazil, with these top 5 producers controlling almost 40% of the world’s arable land.
So hearing that the United States is the largest global exporter of agricultural products won’t come as a surprise to a lot of people. What may surprise you is to learn who takes the number two spot.
With agricultural exports of €94.5 billion in 2019, the Netherlands ranks second only to the US, even though the entire country takes up the space of only 2.5% of America’s arable land space. How has it achieved this? By using the world’s most efficient agricultural technologies.
Let’s have a look at 5 of the top reasons for the Netherlands leading the world in agriculture:
