Friedberg warns the world has only a 30-day food supply if production stops.
“The the world lives on a thirty day food supply. So if you stop food production today, there would only be thirty days of food for the whole world to eat based on our calorie consumption per day, and especially with an isolated border and we import a lot of food in The United States.”
Friedberg states UN projects 300 million additional people facing starvation in 2023 from fertilizer price increases.
“And no one's really paying attention to this or thinking about it. But when it starts to hit, The US is already spending $5,000,000,000 a year supporting the World Food Program”
Friedberg predicts 95% of world population will be in Africa and South Asia by 2100, demanding cheap meat.
“95% of the world's population is going to live in Africa and South Asia by the end of this century.”
Friedberg notes potatoes are the third largest calorie source globally, with 90-95% of India's crop for direct consumption.
“potatoes are a very significant staple crop, third largest source of calories for humans on Earth. 95% or 90% of the potato grown in India, for example, are used in table potatoes.”
Friedberg warns malnourishment is increasing after thirty years of decline, worsened by climate change.
“Malnourishment is increasing on Earth. We spent thirty years getting it to decline. It's now going back up. And climate change is making things more difficult in Brazil.”
Friedberg warns malnourishment is currently increasing globally after thirty years of decline.
“Right now, we are on the wrong side of the malnourishment curve. Malnourishment is increasing on Earth.”
Friedberg states 800 million people live on under 1,200 calories daily, up from 500-600 million pre-COVID.
“today on planet Earth, there's about 800,000,000 people worldwide that still live on less than 1,200 calories a day. They are technically deemed malnourished by the UN, by the FAO.”
Friedberg states 400 million people entered malnourishment after Ukraine war with 1200 calories or less daily.
“This means more than one year of 1,200 calories or less per day for a year, 400,000,000 people after Ukraine.”