alt Hacker NewsNew Zealand appears to be missing from the map. Hard to know in this case if we're missing for the usual reason or because we have no food production gap.
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DavidSJ • today at 5:14 AM
Given that many of the depicted countries list as having "sufficient production", I guess it's for the usual reason.
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Haha
I would think New Zealand would be in a similar situation to Australia.
Australia would be fine - we export 2/3 of our produce so have no problem. This study doesn't seem to account for trade, consumer choice and price differentials world-wide.
We don't grow some produce because it's easier/cheaper to import and any local producer may struggle on price, unless they can differentiate on something else like organic.
As for fish, we prefer to maintain sustainable local fish stocks, and choose import.
We're screwed on coffee and chocolate.