India has a point, though: the average American eats 3,770 calories a day. It’s the highest caloric intake in the world. India consumes 2,440 a day per capita. It takes 3,500 calories to gain one pound.
The United States and Canada also lead the world in oil consumption per person.
Whatever side you find yourself on, you can at least capitalize on the growing demand by taking a look at some agriculture ETFs and exchange traded notes (ETNs):
- PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC), up 26.5% year-to-date
- PowerShares DB Agriculture (DBA), up 12.7% year-to-date
- Market Vectors Global Agribusiness (MOO), up 7.6% year-to-date
- BS E-TRACS CMCI Agriculture (UAG), launched on April 4
