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>>219342
"Interestingly, because of the effects of our war with the NCE, refugees aren't nearly as big of a problem as they used to be. Mostly due in part to a NCE policy that demands their troops shoot 'escapees' on sight.
"Even before the war, Mormons rarely migrated westward toward our nation and interestingly, focused on migrating eastward. No one has yet to explain this phenomenon, though we postulate it might be propaganda-based."
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"While there is some farms that use factory-made equipment, most farms are maintained through tool-aided manual labor. We've managed to keep most of the irrigation systems from pre-flare times alive and well despite the anarchy that ensued during The Age of Chaos. There's also some Urban agriculture, in all of our cities, with a lot of the land that was once reserved for city parks becoming said farmland. In theory, we could allot even more space for urban farmlands, but its effectiveness remains unclear and would require investment on our government's behalf.
"There's also some idle rumors that Berkley may have found an effective way to turn abandoned skyscrapers into massive, hydroponic farms. Such a system would require a sizable investment and years of research--not exactly a viable, immediate solution, but one to consider none-the-less.
"Our level of animal husbandry could be described as 'free range'. The factory farms of yore are almost non-existence, as the grain required to run them would cut into the farmland we're using to actually feed people.
"As for fishing, we do have some ships out in the Pacific, but much more would be needed suffice demand. With an investment, mores trees could be chopped down and refined to make wooden ships while the hemp from our fields could be used to make the netting. While this solution is a lot quicker than hydroponics, it will take over a year before it would significantly effect food production."
Evelyn would look to the congressman with a curious look in her eye as he suggested illegally trading hemp for food. "Wouldn't it be more advisable just to, ya know, have hemp farmers reduce their stock and grow food? After all, the logistics of this is a bit.. mind-boggling, considering we're surrounded by enemies and there's no air nor known naval route we could use to transport them.
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Ms. Rotterdam would pause for quite a while, finding an old map and the relevant statistical information in her mess of paper work. She'd then take up the map on the wall behind her.
"Alright, from what I understand, this [spolier]the gray-ish area[/spoiler] is the contested region. Above that is what we control and below that is what they control. Of course, that hasn't stopped troops from going even further north just to burn down a farm or two.
"As for striking that river valley or aqueduct? Probably. Tactics aren't my thing. I won't recommend it, though. The fastest way to lose support of the local people is to destroy their food supply. Just look at us as an example. The few people that were calling for a quick, diplomatic solution at the start of the war is now calling for their heads."
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