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A shrinking fraction of the world's major crops goes to feed the hungry, with more used for nonfood purposes

  • Written by Deepak Ray, Senior Scientist, University of Minnesota
A shrinking fraction of the world's major crops goes to feed the hungry, with more used for nonfood purposesHarvesting soybeans in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Brazil exports soybeans and uses them domestically to make animal feed and biodiesel.Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty ImagesA shrinking fraction of the world's major crops goes to feed the hungry, with more used for nonfood purposesCC BY-ND

Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include...

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