Friedberg explains that five crops—rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, and soybeans—account for 75-80% of global calories.
“75%, 80% of calories is rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, and soybeans. Okay? Those are significant biomass crops.”
Friedberg reports Chinese enzymatic starch synthesis system is nine times more efficient than growing corn.
“Now the efficiency of this system was nine times more efficient than corn, is what they demonstrated.”