We each get 7 square metres of cropland per day. Too much booze and pizza makes us exceed it
- Written by Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO
ShutterstockCroplands are a valuable, yet scarce natural resource. To guard against serious and potentially irreversible environmental harm, croplands should not extend beyond 15% of the earth’s ice-free surface.
Croplands are mainly used for food production. So it’s important to ask whether our diets are biting off more than our fair...





