In a world increasingly reliant on international food trade, Guyana stands out as a remarkable exception. This small South American nation has achieved what no other country in the world has managed: complete food self-sufficiency across all major food categories. According to groundbreaking research published in Nature Food in June…
China & Vietnam came closest to Guyana in the study.
Even during the stone age there was trading. Several species now considered essentially central/northern european are indigenous to the Mediterranean region.
Yeah, I wanted to include prehistory, too, but as we don’t have definite certainty on food trade before writing was invented, I chose to leave it out. Ethnobotany does point to active migration and mobility of animal and plant species following human flows for as long as there have been humans around. .
Even during the stone age there was trading. Several species now considered essentially central/northern european are indigenous to the Mediterranean region.
Yeah, I wanted to include prehistory, too, but as we don’t have definite certainty on food trade before writing was invented, I chose to leave it out. Ethnobotany does point to active migration and mobility of animal and plant species following human flows for as long as there have been humans around. .