The Incredible Shrinking Man

In the introduction of this 1991 research paper by the National Research Council it states: “Like computers, livestock for use in developing countries should be getting smaller and becoming more “personal”. Conventional “mainframes”, such as cattle, are to large for the world’s poorest people; they require too much space and expense. “Miniframes”, such as the [...]

In the predominantly Anglo-Saxon culture of growing giant vegetables it is possible to get a taste of what life at 50 cm’s would be like in regards to the food supply. Visit the website of The European Giant Vegetables Grower’s Association for interesting links and photos of growers and their prizewinners.