China is on track to lose over 61,600 square kilometers of land by 2010 due to soil erosion.
That’s a plot of land about the size of West Virginia. E Jinping, the Chinese vice minister of water resources, attributes China’s annual net loss of 300 million tons of soil to irrational overgrazing, deforestation, various construction projects and hillside farming. Does this look like a farm to you?
“China has five times the population of the United States but less than half the farmable land,” reports Kevin Kerr. “As a result, farmers must use all available space, and even not-so-available space.
“The practice of ‘terracing’ is helping to speed up erosion and is a farming disaster waiting to happen,” says Kevin. (Mr. Kerr supplied The 5 with these photos.)
“My main presentation in Vancouver is going to focus on agricultural and tropical commodities and China,” Kevin tells us. “The ags are the best market to trade right now, and that trend is likely to continue for a long time to come. The farming situation in China is getting out of control.”
“China has five times the population of the United States but less than half the farmable land,” reports Kevin Kerr. “As a result, farmers must use all available space, and even not-so-available space.
“The practice of ‘terracing’ is helping to speed up erosion and is a farming disaster waiting to happen,” says Kevin. (Mr. Kerr supplied The 5 with these photos.)
“My main presentation in Vancouver is going to focus on agricultural and tropical commodities and China,” Kevin tells us. “The ags are the best market to trade right now, and that trend is likely to continue for a long time to come. The farming situation in China is getting out of control.”
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