#375 Can the United States feed itself?

With the continued invasion of Ukraine potentially disrupting food supply chains we tackle the question of can the United States feed itself?  We also further explore if the globe can produce enough food to feed everyone through the year 2050.

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Resources

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/

https://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-america

http://www.environmentreports.com/enough-food-for-the-future/

https://medium.com/@jeremyerdman/we-produce-enough-food-to-feed-10-billion-people-so-why-does-hunger-still-exist-8086d2657539

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-15/no-more-hunger-how-to-feed-everyone-on-earth-with-just-the-land-we-have

https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/10/1048452

https://www.worldatlas.com/is-the-us-self-sufficient-in-food.html

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-countries-importing-the-most-food-in-the-world.html

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/food-can-now-be-produced-out-of-thin-air-here-s-how.html

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/environmental-impact-of-animal-agriculture.html

https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/RUS/Year/LTST/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/by-country/Product/16-24_FoodProd

https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/china-evolving-demand-world-s-largest-agricultural-import-market