Mind boggling!
What happens once Indian consumers are similarly wealthy and demanding? Will potato fields in Germany become rice patties? (just kidding)
"In the verdant highlands of central Vietnam, warehouses the size of airplane hangars dominate small farming towns, bristling with mounds of tropical fruit. The bounty is destined for a colossal market: China. Farmers are felling coffee trees traditionally grown in this cool hilly region to plant spiky durians, pungent fruits that have become wildly popular in China. They are reaping the windfall to buy new irrigation systems, pay off loans and build shiny marble facades to their homes. China’s appetite for foreign produce has grown in recent decades along with the wealth of its consumers. Avocado farmers in Kenya, shrimp cultivators in India, soy producers in Russia and banana growers in Cambodia are all cashing in. ..."
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