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Australia’s Food Crisis is a national tragedy. We need to Transition to a Rice-Based Diet to address our agricultural challenges, including flooding, droughts and declining farm productivity


Rice and Wheat Yield Comparison (2021)
Australia has twelve times the arable land per person as East Asian countries but our cities are facing unaffordable food & hunger. This can be addressed by switching from a Wheat based diet to one based on Rice. I have written about it here:

https://www.foodstar.com.au/australia-should-transition-to-a-rice-based-diet-to-address-australias-agricultural-challenges-including-flooding-droughts-and-declining-productivity/

CountryArable Land per person (hectares)Rice Yield (tonnes/ha)Wheat Yield (tonnes/ha)Primary Staple Diet
United States17.973.24Wheat-based
Australia1.2210.12.34Wheat-based
China0.087.155.74Rice-based
South Korea0.037.014.03Rice-based
Japan0.036.764.25Rice-based
Sources: Our World in Data – Rice Yields, Our World in Data – Wheat Yields, Statista – Australia Wheat Yield, FAO – Production: Crops and Livestock Products

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