Source: Brad Haire, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS,, 11/14/17



A new interactive map highlights where all cropland is worldwide in the highest resolution yet, researchers say.
Released today, the map shows the world has 1.87 billion hectares of cropland, about 20 percent (or 250 to 350 million hectares) more than previous assessments. The change from previous studies is due to better understanding of large areas never before mapped or places inaccurately mapped as non-cropland, according to a statement by the U.S. Geological Survey. (A hectare equals roughly 2.5 acres.)

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