What is the Permaculture Solution for Sufficient Grain Production?

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Question

In permaculture what is the solution for the sufficient production of cereals that can meet the demand of a population in a place? The world relies on grains, is Permaculture simply ignoring this?

Key Takeaways

Grains easily fit in places like the deserts and cold climates where there is dormancy and time to process everything. Outside of these climates, grain is inefficient. There are a lot of easier foods to grow in terms of nutrition for the labor required. Grains are a high-quality food that stores, which was good for military needs and aided in the rise of grains agriculturally speaking. However, usually, the amount of work necessary for the food gained just isn’t worth it. But, mass agriculture has thrived in the grain game because its production is easily industrialized: machine harvested, processed, stored, and shipped.

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