what is the agriculture in developed countries?

Question

what is the agriculture in developed countries? do you think that land for farming is less and less?

Answer 1

Production and consumption of farm products are expanding faster in developing countries than in developed economies. Because of this, the poorest developing countries will be increasingly dependent on world markets for their food security. Brazil, India and China are of increasing importance in shaping the future of world agricultural trade. In developing countries as a whole rising incomes and increasing urbanisation are causing changes to people’s diets. This leads to greater demand for and imports of meat and processed foods particularly, but also for the animal feed needed for their production. The United States contributes over half of the world's food aid.

Farmers in the United States produce more with the same or even fewer resources than 50 years ago. During the past 50 years, corn yields have tripled and wheat yields have doubled. Agricultural sector productivity in the United States has been rising at an annual rate of about 2 percent. This rising productivity benefits the entire U.S. economy by releasing resources that can be used to produce other goods and services Americans want. American farmers must look to foreign markets because production and production capacity is increasing faster than domestic demand.

The United States is now the world’s largest agricultural exporter. The value of agricultural exports equals nearly one-fourth of farm cash receipts, about twice the level of the overall U.S. economy, and 1 out of 3 acres are planted for export. American farmers export 45 percent of their wheat, 34 percent of their soybeans, 71 percent of their almonds, and more than 60 percent of their sunflower oil. For many food products, U.S. producers are among the lowest cost producers in the world. But competition is about more than costs. The competitiveness of our food and agricultural sector results from investments made each year by our farmers, the food industry, and our government. These investments are targeted to building a stable framework for agricultural trade, finding answers to challenges through research, and supporting wider use of the latest technology. This is an efficient system that enables the United States to deliver consistent, high quality products to demanding customers all around the world.

Unlike the mature markets in developed countries, agricultural trade with developing counties will grow rapidly as population, incomes, and food demand grow at a faster rate than in developed countries during the coming decades. Consumers in developing countries will choose different foods to eat as their incomes rise, moving from staples to more meat, dairy products, fruits, and vegetables.

Nationally, farmland preservation has been recognized in the federal Farm Bill. State and Federal programs are available to help farmers conserve farmland. The main objective of the farmland preservation program is to secure a food and fiber producing land resource base. Farmers continue to strongly support the program and think of it as a permanent program that will be there to give them a realistic alternative to selling their farm for residential development.

Answer 2

agriculture is whatevewr grows in a given region. farmland is decreasing in many areas, but is increasing in others regardless of whether it is good or bad bad for the environment.