Why Is It Possible To Feed 1/7th Of The World?

If Puerto Rico were to endeavor to produce enough beans to feed 1/7th of the world’s total population, several changes would occur on a global scale. Assuming the world’s population is approximately 7.28 billion people, this would mean producing enough to feed 1.04 billion people. At 1 lb of beans per every 5 persons per day, that is approximately 75,972,000,000 lbs of beans a year or 34,460,319.53 metric tons per year. Considering a total production of 23,139,004 metric tons of beans in 2013, producing enough beans for 1/7th of the population would mean that Puerto Rico would need to produce 148.93% of the dry beans produced worldwide in 2013. According to the statistics gathered by the Food and Drug Administration for the United Nations
One option is to have a series of plants that manufacture, can, and ship the synthetic beans to a central distribution and storage center, probably located in the metropolitan area, where the product is shipped worldwide. The other option is to have specialized plants handling each step of the manufacturing process: some make the raw paste, others manufacture the synthetic beans, others can the finished product, and a central distribution and storage center to ship the product worldwide. Eitherway, several large plants must be constructed in order to produce enough daily to meet the 34,460,319.5 metric tons of beans yearly quota. The simplest way to get enough space to build all of the necessary infrastructure, as well as ensure safe and efficient transportation for the final product, would be to simply buy the large majority of the island’s terrain and dedicate the island exclusively to the production of synthetic beans. This would allow the company to build a railroad system across the island to transport workers and materials. Large housing centers could be constructed near the factory to house the substantial workforce and their families required for this endeavor. Many of the schools and parks could be kept to provide education and recreation for the workforce. Additionally, a boom in the tourism industry would be experienced as people all over the world would travel to Puerto Rico to see the first and largest
A daily production of 20,800,000 lbs of beans per day would mean 1,456,000,000 lbs of beans per week. This is the equivalent of 8,425,925.93 cubic feet of beans produced every week. This would be enough beans to fill 95.75 olympic sized swimming pools. Additionally, dry beans are typically sold in packages ranging from 16 to 64 ounces, the most common being 32 ounce packages. These packages would contain approximately 5.775 lbs of beans. Puerto Rico would ship out 252,121,212 packages per week, totaling 13,155,324,675 packages in a