d.brin wrote:

> There is another factor.  Every nation contains some people who
> remember that the nation bears responsibility for feeding itself.
> There is a wish never to completely abandon the land.  America is
> down to the lowest fraction of farmers since we left the caves.

I imagine this is the case in almost all developed countries, even those
that artificially boost numbers by subsidies etc. It certainly is here in
Australia. Living in a farming area, I get lonely here sometimes. <grin>

Regards, Ray.

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