"We grow monocrops that have allowed us to support far more people. The shipping container dramatically decreased the price of shipping anywhere in the world. "
The downside of these systems is that they are not robust. Monocrops can be wiped out by disease (see, for example, bananas). Container shipping made exports cheap an efficient, but the past couple of years have clearly demonstrated the fragility of the system
The downside of these systems is that they are not robust. Monocrops can be wiped out by disease (see, for example, bananas). Container shipping made exports cheap an efficient, but the past couple of years have clearly demonstrated the fragility of the system