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  1. ​ @canaanosborne2937  http://www.waldeneffect.org/blog/Calories_per_acre_for_various_foods/ The ratio is actually closer to 2.9:1 rather than 4:1 but still potatoes are the most easily grown calories on the planet on a per acre basis. And I would say this allowed not only for population explosions in Eastern Europe but also gave rise to the Industrial Revolution in Western Europe, as city populations were allowed to explode, with the increase in the amount of food. It would be interesting to find out if Europe would actually become the super power of the modern world without the introduction of the potato.
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